Re:Millions of Men Are Missing from the Job Market
by adamredwoods on Monday October 17, 2016 @12:57PM
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What about those without pensions? Homemakers, minimum wage earners? Is it fair to ask them to pull their own weight past retirement age?
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Re:Millions of Men Are Missing from the Job Market
by jazzyk on Monday October 17, 2016 @01:21PM
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1. Homemakers typically share and then 'inherit' their spouse's pension (if the spouse dies).
2. Even minimum wage earners have retirement contributions deducted through payroll. Not a lot of money, true, but poor people's pensions are slightly subsidized by higher earners (which is fair, IMO).