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Re:Denmark to raise retirement age to 70 by JanisErdmanis on Sunday May 25, 2025 @02:53PM (#44090013)
> Where is the productivity gains going?

I wonder what a good answer would be here. Intuitively we are increasing productivity in activities that does not increase social welfare. Take corporate lawyering, marketing as an example.

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Re:Denmark to raise retirement age to 70 by conception on Sunday May 25, 2025 @02:59PM (#44090070)
https://preview.redd.it/wealth-distribution-in-the-us-by-wea...

https://inequality.org/facts/wealth-inequality/

Etc etc

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Re:Denmark to raise retirement age to 70 by JanisErdmanis on Sunday May 25, 2025 @03:17PM (#44090223)
The rising wealth inequality is a blunt answer. Similarly saying that we are increasing productivity in activities that protect interest of the rich.

It seems that significant amount of productivity gains are lost because of activities that profit from deception and counter activities that accounts for them.

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