{"id":7816,"date":"2026-08-07T21:37:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=7816"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:37:13","slug":"older-workers-arent-retiring-should-they-be-forced-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=7816","title":{"rendered":"Older workers aren\u2019t retiring. Should they be forced to?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>When workers past retirement age can&#8217;t afford to retire \u2014 that&#8217;s one thing.\u00a0When they can, and just don&#8217;t want to \u2014 that&#8217;s trickier.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=7815\">Employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs in a sign of a wilting labor market<\/a><\/p>\n<p>It used to be legal to force people to retire when they hit a certain age.\u00a0The trend used to be earlier and earlier retirement. Now it&#8217;s later and later retirement. And younger workers say it&#8217;s impacting their career advancement and their ability to save for their own retirement.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, older workers are living longer, Social Security and Medicare funding are less secure than ever \u2026 and many people to keep working.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=7813\">Why does Switzerland have so many nuclear bunkers?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Age in the workplace is a tricky thing to talk about. But today on the show, we&#8217;re talking about it.\u00a0On the latest , a law professor who says retirement should be mandatory at age 70. And an economist who says, actually \u2026 people should delay retirement even longer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>More of Planet Money&#8217;s coverage of the lump of labor fallacy<\/li>\n<li>Samuel Moyn: <\/li>\n<li>Gerhard Casper and Saunders Mac Lane: <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Our book: Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Our weekly long-form Planet Money newsletter<\/li>\n<li>Our weekly Indicator round-up newsletter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Instagram<\/li>\n<li>TikTok<\/li>\n<li>YouTube<\/li>\n<li>Facebook<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show&#8217;s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at plus.npr.org.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bestusamoverss.com\/?p=7811\">Trump renews push to fire Fed Governor Lisa Cook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When workers past retirement age can\u2019t afford to retire \u2014 that\u2019s one thing.\u00a0When they can, and just don\u2019t want to \u2014 that\u2019s trickier.<\/p>\n<p>It used to be legal to force people to retire when they hit a certain age.\u00a0The trend used to be earlier and earlier retirement. Now it\u2019s later and later retirement. And younger workers say it\u2019s impacting their career advancement and their ability to save for their own retirement.<\/p>\n<p>At the same time, older workers are living longer, Social Security and Medicare funding are less secure than ever \u2026 and many people <em>want <\/em>to keep working.<\/p>\n<p>Age in the workplace is a tricky thing to talk about. But today on the show, we\u2019re talking about it.\u00a0On the latest <em>Planet Money<\/em>, a law professor who says retirement should be mandatory at age 70. And an economist who says, actually \u2026 people should delay retirement even longer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Show notes:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\">\n<li><em>More of <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/01\/09\/794977811\/episode-963-13-000-economists-1-question\"target=\"_blank\"   ><em>Planet Money\u2019s coverage<\/em><\/a><em> of the lump of labor fallacy<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Samuel Moyn: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/us.macmillan.com\/books\/9780374607647\/gerontocracyinamerica\/\"target=\"_blank\"   ><em>Gerontocracy in America: How the Old Are Hoarding Power and Wealth? And What to Do About It.<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Gerhard Casper and Saunders Mac Lane: \u201c<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1990\/10\/26\/opinion\/older-doesnt-mean-wiser.html\"target=\"_blank\"   ><em>Older Doesn\u2019t Mean Wiser<\/em><\/a><em>\u201d<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Read:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\">\n<li><em>Our book: <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/lnk.to\/i3AukBdD\"target=\"_blank\"   ><em>Planet Money: A Guide to the Economic Forces That Shape Your Life<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Our weekly long-form <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/n.pr\/3zrFvUB\"target=\"_blank\"   ><em>Planet Money newsletter<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><em>Our weekly <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/newsletter\/indicator\"target=\"_blank\"   ><em>Indicator round-up newsletter<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Follow:\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul class=\"rte2-style-ul\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/n.pr\/3FqLuws\"target=\"_blank\"   ><em>Instagram<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/n.pr\/3sGZdrq\"target=\"_blank\"   ><em>TikTok<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lnk.to\/iCVDaW3C\"target=\"_blank\"   ><em>YouTube<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/n.pr\/3h92GwS\"target=\"_blank\"   ><em>Facebook<\/em><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show\u2019s perks include bonus episodes and sponsor-free listening. Learn more at <\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/plus.npr.org\/\"target=\"_blank\"   ><em>plus.npr.org<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>This episode was reported by Sarah Gonzalez. It was produced by Willa Rubin, edited by Eric Misitzis Mennel, and fact-checked by Sierra Juarez. It was engineered by Robert Rodriguez and Jimmy Keeley. 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