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Older workers aren’t retiring. Should they be forced to? artwork
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Older workers aren’t retiring. Should they be forced to?

Planet Money by NPR

Aug 7, 202634:03Business

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 us...

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