Nick;

Although I agree that 40 is not old, the industry around me feels differently!

In Silicon Valley anyone over 40 will have a most difficult time finding employment in fields such as electronics engineering and the software world. Our federal government is also rising the retirement age.

The life expectancy of Americans has increased – thanks to the use of prescription drugs, which the elderly cannot afford. Our pharmaceuticals cost many times more than other countries change. There are many stories about this and they may someday do something realistic. Perhaps in one hundred years.

They tell us we have the best health care system in the world! Perhaps that is a marketing strategy? Then out of the other side of their mouths they tell us that over 40% of Americans cannot afford medical insurance or health care. We will help illegal aliens with the most costly medical procedures (heart transplants for example) and they will pay nothing, while American citizens who need medical assistance go without. Yes, we have a very nice medical system.

One well-known medical doctor on television stated, “85% of all physicians in this country are incompetent”! Coupled with the medical insurance industry, doctors, attorneys, pharmaceutical companies and politicians, we have a stacked deck. It is hard to win.

A good friend of mine told me, “I am going to enjoy the Republican Retirement Plan - Drive my Pick Up Truck into the desert never to be seen again. Then I will enjoy my Republican Medical Care Program – Don’t get sick”! :)

Tom




>Tom
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>over 40 is not longer old.
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>In the UK retirement ages are going up and up as the government realises the size of the pension black hole. Less and less people paying into a pot with more people living longer taking money out.
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>So an over 40 may still have a very long working life ahead of him/her.
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>I anticipate retiring sometime in my mid 90's and then doing what working people where always supposed to do. Dying about 1 to 2 years later.
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>Nick Mason