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Living to 120 is becoming an imaginable prospect (www.economist.com)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Living to 120 is becoming an imaginable prospect::undefined

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

By properly taxing companies and rich individuals? Besides, those leaving to 120 would most likely be among the richest of us. Do they really need a pension at all?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's just not happening.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

It should be though, we need to demand change rather than just saying “oh they’ll never do it” and giving up.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Sorry, but if one can dream of properly taxing companies and rich individuals, there's plenty of other shit to fix with that money first.

Making living until 120 sustainable is not on the list, or very, very low on it.