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<blockquote data-quote="Omnipotent" data-source="post: 659835" data-attributes="member: 1120">But none of the people who worked for you or any other minimum paid worker, (which are the majority of workers worldwide) can, can they? They can't retire. They have to keep looking for a job and the older you are looking, the harder that is. The older you are, you are looked at as a compensation risk. Who is going to employ a 66 year old roofing carpentering?And most people at the moment receive government handout in the form of unemployment&nbsp; benefits&nbsp; between jobs&nbsp; that doesn't even cover their $400 a week rent. The government give themselves yearly 2% pay rises&nbsp; but kept unemployment benefits the same rate, and has done for 30 years.Why do tax payers have to give them that much money for doing nothing until they die?Now if you are a politician in our scummy run country of crooks, you can retire at any age and receive a 6 figure sum yearly for the rest of your sorry life.I was referring to the average worker not the average business man or like my teacher&nbsp; neighbour who retired at 72 and is now what we refer to in Australia as a self funded retiree.You are in a unique situation and are referred to as a dinkie.... double income, no kids. You are not the majority or typical workers.Congratulations on retirement... let's hope Rio Tinto keep digging up that iron ore in my state eh?....lol.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Omnipotent, post: 659835, member: 1120"] But none of the people who worked for you or any other minimum paid worker, (which are the majority of workers worldwide) can, can they? They can't retire. They have to keep looking for a job and the older you are looking, the harder that is. The older you are, you are looked at as a compensation risk. Who is going to employ a 66 year old roofing carpentering? And most people at the moment receive government handout in the form of unemployment benefits between jobs that doesn't even cover their $400 a week rent. The government give themselves yearly 2% pay rises but kept unemployment benefits the same rate, and has done for 30 years. Why do tax payers have to give them that much money for doing nothing until they die? Now if you are a politician in our scummy run country of crooks, you can retire at any age and receive a 6 figure sum yearly for the rest of your sorry life. I was referring to the average worker not the average business man or like my teacher neighbour who retired at 72 and is now what we refer to in Australia as a self funded retiree. You are in a unique situation and are referred to as a dinkie.... double income, no kids. You are not the majority or typical workers. Congratulations on retirement... let's hope Rio Tinto keep digging up that iron ore in my state eh?....lol. [/QUOTE]

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