A nation fooling itself: Why most pensioners will have to depend on government handouts
[September 24, 2003 - Times - London] MORE than half Britain�s workers will be forced to rely on state hand-outs in retirement, although most have fooled themselves into expecting a comfortable old age, a new pensions study shows. The Pension Map of Britain 2003, a study by JPMorgan Fleming, the investment bank, paints a grim picture of a nation of workers that is failing to save for retirement but clinging to the belief that they will have a retirement income of almost �19,000 a year. ...
ageing as exile?
This blog explores the intersection of aging, creativity, purpose, transition, learning and well-being. It is edited by Steve Dahlberg.
"Exile is the cradle of nationality," according to Michael Higgins, Ireland's former minister of arts, culture and the Gaeltacht. We should "presuppose a sort of dialogue among exiles" who are together in a new place. Viewing ageing as "exile" offers a new (and positive) perspective about exile and ageing - one that can lead to older people better understanding their common "nationality" of what it means to be fully human - to be part of a greater whole.
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