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Re:Denmark to raise retirement age to 70 by JumpCrisscross on Monday May 26, 2025 @02:29PM (#44100162)
> If geriatric roofers want to risk their life that’s up to them. They don’t get to risk others lives though

Nice theory. Doesn’t work in practice. Most societies are not okay with people taking excessive risks, even if it only impacts them. It’s why we require seatbelts even for single-occupant vehicles.

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Re:Denmark to raise retirement age to 70 by Enginerrrd on Tuesday May 27, 2025 @12:15PM (#44108357)
That attitude is a very recent phenomenon and may not be as widely supported and obvious as you seem to believe.

I for one use seat belts, and I want them to be required to be manufactured in vehicles, but I believe it should be a personal choice whether or not you wear them.

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