http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2005/08/24/priceless/ A Journal of Jewish Thought and Opinion Sat, 22 Nov 2008 10:21:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.cross-currents.com/archives/2005/08/24/priceless/#comment-27390 Ori Pomerantz Thu, 25 Aug 2005 13:24:50 +0000 http://www.cross-currents.com/?p=415#comment-27390 This might be besides the point, but you can expect to see more and more people in what we today consider retirement age in the work force. Retirements worked when people had large families and didn't live long past retirement, so there were many young workers to support each retiree. With modern medicine, people live longer. With modern contraceptives, the average family has less three children. This might be besides the point, but you can expect to see more and more people in what we today consider retirement age in the work force. Retirements worked when people had large families and didn’t live long past retirement, so there were many young workers to support each retiree. With modern medicine, people live longer. With modern contraceptives, the average family has less three children.

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