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Just over half of Americans over the age of 65 are earning under $30,000 a year, and it shows how stark the retirement crisis is (www.businessinsider.com)
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[–] Zorque@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

Retirement, these days, is a scam to get people to waste their most fruitful years slaving away for corporations who care little for them in the vain hope that they'll finally get to live their lives when they're old and broken.