I AM increasingly frustrated with both sides of federal politics pushing back the age of retirement.
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We are the first generation who have had to readjust to working on into our mid to late 60s.
In industries where mental and physical labour and skill, as well as a lifelong record and reputation of successfully completing goals, contracts and objectives, is of the utmost importance, we are expected to continue, often with less than perfect health, and are expected to constantly succeed.
Included in this is an oftentimes less than perfect financial situation after a lifetime of working in all sorts of environments and conditions, including dealing with all types of people and all types of elements, climates, droughts (which affect everyone in country areas), the supply and sustainability of materials and labour and the stability (or not) of regulators, administrators and government.
IN OTHER NEWS AROUND BATHURST:
Included in these challenges of successfully working on into our later years is the increasing complexity in systems and technology, which includes not just more responsibility and stress, but also the risk of accidents, physical and financial loss.
As we age, I'm sure you'd agree we are less alert mentally and dynamically, so we are more prone to making mistakes and/or having or causing accidents.
Not everyone has the good fortune to be successful enough to self-fund their retirement.
We have contributed to creating a wealthy and healthy country and economy, regardless of whether we personally achieve financial security to the degree most of us would hope and expect.
Yet there seems to be no chance of rest in retirement, while we are still fit and healthy enough to enjoy it, as well as no pride in our social and cultural (physical material) achievements.
