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The Top 10 Upsides of Turning 60
It’s no fun turning 60. It’s the official beginning of “old manhood,” as in, “What are you doing in the fast lane, old man?” Or worse, “What are you doing in the diaper aisle, old man?” But as with... Welsh Hospitality
I have a dream speech In the 1780’s, Welshmen departed Talgarth, Brecon for the Northwest Territory in the USA to establish a Welsh community which they did. Henry George and Mary Bevins were among the leading... Retirement?
Why baby boomers are finding it very difficult to retire today. When I was a young man my father was nearing retirement. Already he had a pension that was accumulated for over 30 years working with the same company. Because of his pension my father could easily... work units and uniform wage scales
i now work for Yui's aunt Surang in her pocket factory in Chiangmai. in a perfect world, i should be accumulating work units as i type these words; ideally, any meaningful interaction should be compensated ..... Ka Peping and Ka Atang
By Taga Ibaan AkoThe lines on their faces show how far they've come. Old age has forced them to stay home after tirelessly shepherding the family.Ka Peping, a native of Brgy. Mabini, Lipa City and Brgy.... 75 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Closet transformation from work to retirement
Many Americans are facing early retirement because they can’t find work. They have become a part of the older workforce and while they may have current knowledge and up to date skill sets, there is an incoming... Forced into retirement with a hill of beans
The issue of being forced from the labor market and forced into early retirement is just beginning to surface. The new “affected class” in America are older Americans who need and want to work, but can’t... Larry King Announces He is Ending His Prime-Time CNN show
"Larry King, whose nightly CNN talk show was long a required stomping ground for striving politicians and contrite celebrities, announced Tuesday that he is going to step down from the program in the fall.The 76-year-old will not be leaving CNN altogether: He signed a new...
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Americans work harder and longer than French
My Dad retired at age 60, and has been bored ever since, except for all of the girlfriends, I guess. He was a part of the “great generation” the WWII crowd, and he had the same employer all of his working life... Fix it ourselves, retirement and healthcare
I have watched the government debacle long enough. It’s time to fix the problem ourselves, I think. If I retire now, I would be early though eligible. But, you know what, I could do it if people like me banned... Lloyd Blankfein Of Goldman Sachs Drops A Clue
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC) held its first hearing today. According to its website (http://www.fcic.gov/about/), the Commission was established to "examine the causes, domestic and global, of the... 582 views | 22 recommendations | 6 comments
Women face confusion over Retirement Age under Tories
The Tories are unable to state clearly whether women have to work till we are 66, leaving many of us women 'up in the air', and not relishing the thought, no matter 'what the magazines say' about 'how great it is to have a career'.
It isn't not too bad... State Politicos Capitalizing on Mortgage Crisis and Foreclosures
I read recently that Terry Goddard, Arizona's current attorney general, has joined a Task Force supposedly to address the scam artists operating in Arizona after Obama's claimed "rescue" was announced.
Below is a copy of a letter I sent to the Arizona legislature as a... A Bigger Ponzi Scheme Than Madoff's
A Bigger Ponzi Scheme Than Madoff'sYesterday, Bernie Madoff was sentenced to 150 years in prison for stealing approximately $65 billion dollars from investors through a Ponzi scheme. The story in itself is uninteresting as anyone that commits fraud should be prosecuted. ... South Korean Ex-President Kills Himself
He was facing possiblecorruption charges. I will check for updates. "Former President Roh Moo-hyun of South Korea, whose reputation as an upstanding political leader had been tarnished recently by a... NowPublic on Facebook
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