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		timewizard 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Denmark to raise retirement age to 70 > Mandatory pensions are not a vacation sponsored by the government but a way to provide for those who can't provide for themselves. Then why is it based on earnings? And why can't I opt out of this death pledge? > Your health is probably not going to be as good Ah, the old, "your life will suck anyways" play. > you should have known for most of your adult life That you are a slave to the state, until you cannot work anymore, and then you will be discarded brutally. Hard to figure out why the younger generation doesn't want to buy into this.

nradov 3 months ago [–]

Does the younger generation have a choice about buying into this? I don't think they have another option. They can emigrate but all of the other countries with a decent quality of life are facing similar demographic problems.

moktonar 3 months ago | [–]

Only future will tell right?

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