Rob of the Anthropocene (@rbgnz1.bsky.social)

To raise or to lower: The question of N.Z.’s retirement age Should it be raised or should it be lowered? The suitability of New Zealand's retirement age has come into question as the Government continues to cut away at the welfare state that has underpinned our socio-economic wellbeing. I…

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To raise or to lower: The question of N.Z.’s retirement age Should it be raised or should it be lowered? The suitability of New Zealand's retirement age has come into question as the Government continues to cut away at the welfare state that has underpinned our socio-economic wellbeing. I personally support keeping it at 65, but with a few caveats to allow flexibility in certain respects. I am also aware that unless the major political parties be bold and ignore the astroturf organizations such as Taxpayers Union, which wants as little taxpayer money as possible to be spent on anything - including the fields such as defence, justice, law enforcement which conservative governments around the world normally embrace - that the minimum age for retirement is probably going to increase. http://leftistkiwiwrites.com/2025/05/25/to-raise-or-to-lower-the-question-of-n-z-s-retirement-age/