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But it's been ok for 80 years. Suddenly now it has huge health consequences??
Well.. first retiring at 65 has had huge healthcare consequences. Its one of the reasons that our healthcare is so expensive in the US versus other countries.
In say France.. if you have a hard labor job.. you can retire earlier than even 60.
This number has been calculated in relation to average life expectancy, attempting to divide the life span into thirds—the first two spent at work, and the third in retirement—with individuals typically retiring around the age of 60. The decree is also meant to absorb the burden of the baby-boom generation that is beginning to reach retirement in France. Exceptions for early retirement are made for French workers performing more difficult jobs, including night workers and certain forms of hard labor.
The effects of working 5 more years on a hard labor job.. or heck even standing on concrete.. equals millions of dollars of healthcare costs.