Retirement Age Could Be Set to 85

Here is another reason why I will never see a social security paycheck:

The age of retirement should be lifted to 85 by 2050 to keep up with increases in life expectancy, according to a U.S. expert.

The advice by Stanford University biologist Shripad Tuljapurkar, has particularly serious consequences for South Korea, one of the world’s fastest ageing societies.

Tuljapurkar told the American Association for the Advancement of Science annual meeting in St. Louis that medical advances could raise life expectancy dramatically over the next 20 years.

“Some people believe we are on the brink of being able to extend human lifespan significantly because we’ve got most of the technologies we need to do it,’’ Tuljapurkar said.

But this will put heavy strain on national economies unless retirement ages are also lifted, he said.

I can’t imagine working at 85 years old. Especially as bad as my body aches already.