Harriet Harman, the U.K.’s Equality Minister, wants to scrap Britain’s mandatory retirement policy (age 65), due to the nation’s growing “wellderly” population.
Speaking at an Age U.K. conference, Harriet Harmon told the audience, “The change in the number of well older people demands a change in public policy. We have to understand that we now have a new cohort of well, active, healthy older people. We must recognize the emergence of the ‘wellderly’,” she said.
Harriet Harman wants Brits 65 and older to be able to continue working full time and part-time as they wish. A hare-brained decision that would, if implemented, result in an increase in unemployment, higher crime, and lower wages.
Retirement is good for the economy. Retirement reduces unemployment, creates job advancement opportunities for workers in all age groups, and retirement helps keep wages high.
Forget that Harriet Harman’s plan would increase unemployment in the U.K., hurting the U.K.’s economy, and leading Britain’s volatile and unemployed youth to begin beating up Pakis and Bobbies again.
Harriet Harman has invented a new word “Wellderly”, to describe people over the age of 65 who are in great physical shape.
Instead of telling Brits over 65, “Isn’t it wonderful that you are 65 and in terrific shape? Congratulations, here’s your government pension, piss-off to Majorca and enjoy your long and healthy retirement.” Harriet Harman is telling Brits, “if you are over 65, you should be working, retirement is for the sick and dying.”
“Work until you die”, is the message Equality Minister Harriet Harman is sending her citizens, but at least she gets credit for inventing a new word – “Wellderly”.
If you are a citizen of the U.K., who disagrees with Harriet Harmon and who wants to enjoy their “Wellderly” years in retirement, you can use our free retirement calculators to calculate your retirement spending and savings needs. Simply ignore the Dollar signs and calculate everything as though the calculator were designed for Pound Strerling or Euro.
Cheers from across the pond!
2 responses so far ↓
1 Excuse me? // Jan 12, 2010 at 3:14 am
I can’t imagine you using the “n” word on your blog, so why do you think it’s acceptable to casually throw “paki” into the middle of a sentence, apparently at random?
2 Green Retirement // Jan 12, 2010 at 9:55 am
Excuse me?
I’m glad to know that you find the word “Paki” derogatory and offensive – as do I. Coming from the “Paki” part of the world myself, and growing-up having watched race riots in Britain on the BBC, the last time the U.K. was in a prolonged economic slump, the phrase “beating up Pakis” was not inserted at random.
If your Equity Minister has her way, “beating up Pakis”, will be the inevitable and unfortunate result. The phrase “beating up Pakis” was deliberately used, in an effort to shock you into understanding, how eliminating the mandatory retirement age in the U.K. will lead to greater youth unemployment and violence.
Your nation, as well as mine, have sad histories of turning on immigrants during economic downturns. Europe is succumbing, once again, to a rise in anti-immigrant politics and practice.
Eliminating the mandatory retirement age will increase unemployment and fuel the bigots in your country. It is in your nation’s best interest to maintain, or even lower, the mandatory retirement age.
My apologies if I offended you.
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