For many of those who move for retirement, the place they most love doesn't perfectly align when the best place to work and raise children. That makes it an easy decision. My parents moved to a place with more family, lower cost of living, and easier access to commercial areas. The fact that it is hard to find a job in this place no longer played a major role.
Sure, there are people living in Berkley and NYC who LOVE those places and want to die there. Still... that's not necessarily representative or even common. Many people move further away from urban centers even when starting a family.
Unconscionable!
Further, making financial decisions based on a plan with facts and figures rather than mere emotion is what responsible people do.
And the answer is "yes". Come on.
This was unnecessary. Don't make attempts to map a person's opinion to their age. That's a first step towards implicitly invalidating their opinion because of their age, which isn't a substantive rebuttal.
They can sell their house and live a life of luxury virtually anywhere else in the world.
I have a hard time sympathizing with such people. They're not out anything—they're amongst the most privileged people in the country.
Sure, I understand where they're coming from. That doesn't mean they have my sympathy. I understand why billionaires advocate for lowering their own taxes—that doesn't mean I give them an ounce of sympathy.