Older workers aren’t retiring. Should they be forced to?
Planet Money
- Published
- August 7, 2026
- Duration
- 34:03
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- Last updated
- Sep 6, 2026
Discusses When workers past retirement age can’t afford to retire — that’s one thing. When they can, and just …
Summary
When workers past retirement age can’t afford to retire — that’s one thing. When they can, and just don’t want to — that’s trickier.It used to be legal to force people to retire when they hit a certain age. The trend used to be earlier and earlier retirement. Now it’s later and later retirement. And younger workers say it’s impacting their career advancem…
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When workers past retirement age can’t afford to retire — that’s one thing. When they can, and just don’t want to — that’s trickier.It used to be legal to force people to retire when they hit a certain age. The trend used to be earlier and earlier retirement. Now it’s later and later retirement. And younger workers say it’s impacting their career advancement and their ability to save for their own retirement.At the same time, older workers are living longer, Social Security and Medicare funding