Today is retirement and pensions day at the 大象传媒, across TV, radio and online. Here's more on the special coverage.
We've been meaning to discuss retirement for a number of months now, so today might be the day. There have been an endless number of global news stories related to retirement recently and we explain a bit more about them in the post below.
That''s all for today''s special show on Retirement and Pensions Day. See you tomorrow. What will we talk about? That''s up to you. Drop us a line - worldhaveyoursay@bbc.com
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Kasaka Kizito - The Question is who are the people next to you while you're getting old? because to some cultures its who takes care of you when things get bad... that is son or daughter or a family relative... this is how this works, your mother that is to say she held you up; first, for 9 month; and two years of suckling... and the many years of preparing you for college until probably your varsity years
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tabletes-It鈥檚 only very cheap tabletes,similar English Aspirin. And if suddenly pensions ill any serious and without the money they got died. Vecheslav L.Russia
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I don鈥檛 fear the retirement, because I writer. But if to say serious, in Russia pensions must not to ill, because here is special list free-price medical
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Why should govt workers always get it good at cost to taxpayers? Ryan
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Chintan in Houston - If a company offers pension plan it should be honored in every possible way. Say i am making say $10/hr and the company I work at is offering a pension when i retire that might be 30 years from today. Due to that it is more likely I might turn down a job that was offering $12/hr because of the pension gaurantee. That higher pay might have helped me during old age since pension fund is bankrupt now, as in the case of a number of companies.
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Ojeamiren Ben - In Nigeria Here,people dont even want to get old, cos there will be no one to care for them, we pray for our old once to die so we the young guys can have opportunity to get to there position. since ki was born i've continue to see thesame old people
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Jocelyn Hancock - Im 59 tomorow - but im 25 in the head, my mother had the same problem! Age is a double edged sword!
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Do you think that social conditioning is fit for purpose. What can be done.
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Michael Howard - This seems to be melding two separate issues, though they are linked, they are both different. I look forward to growing older with the grace and dignity that my elders have shown me.
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Kali McGrath I'm more afraid of my mother getting old...my father has already passed away, and I worry about with the economy the way it is, how will I afford to look after her and my son? I think it's right for the children to take care of the parents when they need it, I just worry about whether or not I will be financially stable enough to do so.
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Oscar Turner in Portugal emails - I have always thought that the whole concept of retirement and pensions are an absurd idea. I have no pension plan and do not intend to ever retire. How on Earth can any system generate enough wealth to support redundant consumers who contribute nothing to the maintenance of this planet
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Lane C. Ikeler - I have NO trust in leaving my retirement plans to any government. Ever since college, I assume I will NOT receive any Social Security money. I think the many Europeans that put so much trust in their governments to take care of them in th...eir old age are putting themselves at a great risk.
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Susan Wambui King'ori - Nop,might as well get used to it as it will evetually happen,its unavoidable.....but enjoy life as it comes...:)
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Dawn Joseph - In a way, yes...I am not looking forward to getting to that point where I am unable to do things for myself. Here's hoping that I will still have my eyesight, memory, hearing and agility..and not forgetting loving family & friends :-)
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Liban from Columbus, Ohio emailed - I am 29 and won't count on pension to retire. I plan on working till I can't work anymore. I plan to support my parents and siblings as much as possible and we are saving for the future as a family. Govt role is to defend the country and support the poor. But everyone else should be proactive and if can work - work till old age (maybe upto 70 or 80 years).
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Keith in Cleveland - Being paid and having a set date of retirement is very attractive, but if we can't afford a certain way of supporting retirement, it's not even worth arguing: We can't do it! If we force younger generations to pay for both the currently retiring and their own generation, then they will be twice as hopeless as the current generation- does that sound fair?
Are you afraid of getting old?
| Tuesday, 9 Sept. 2010 | 18:00 - 19:00 GMT
Today is retirement and pensions day at the 大象传媒, across TV, radio and online. Here's more on the special coverage.
We've been meaning to discuss retirement for a number of months now, so today might be the day. There have been an endless number of global news stories related to retirement recently and we explain a bit more about them in the post below.
Is "retirement as we know it over"?
Your comments
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That''s all for today''s special show on Retirement and Pensions Day. See you tomorrow. What will we talk about? That''s up to you. Drop us a line - worldhaveyoursay@bbc.com
Comment sent via Facebook
Kasaka Kizito - The Question is who are the people next to you while you're getting old? because to some cultures its who takes care of you when things get bad... that is son or daughter or a family relative... this is how this works, your mother that is to say she held you up; first, for 9 month; and two years of suckling... and the many years of preparing you for college until probably your varsity years
Comment sent via SMS
tabletes-It鈥檚 only very cheap tabletes,similar English Aspirin. And if suddenly pensions ill any serious and without the money they got died. Vecheslav L.Russia
Comment sent via SMS
I don鈥檛 fear the retirement, because I writer. But if to say serious, in Russia pensions must not to ill, because here is special list free-price medical
Comment sent via SMS
Why should govt workers always get it good at cost to taxpayers? Ryan
Comment sent via BLOG
Chintan in Houston - If a company offers pension plan it should be honored in every possible way. Say i am making say $10/hr and the company I work at is offering a pension when i retire that might be 30 years from today. Due to that it is more likely I might turn down a job that was offering $12/hr because of the pension gaurantee. That higher pay might have helped me during old age since pension fund is bankrupt now, as in the case of a number of companies.
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Ojeamiren Ben - In Nigeria Here,people dont even want to get old, cos there will be no one to care for them, we pray for our old once to die so we the young guys can have opportunity to get to there position. since ki was born i've continue to see thesame old people
Comment sent via Facebook
Jocelyn Hancock - Im 59 tomorow - but im 25 in the head, my mother had the same problem! Age is a double edged sword!
Comment sent via SMS
Do you think that social conditioning is fit for purpose. What can be done.
Comment sent via Facebook
Michael Howard - This seems to be melding two separate issues, though they are linked, they are both different. I look forward to growing older with the grace and dignity that my elders have shown me.
Comment sent via Facebook
Kali McGrath I'm more afraid of my mother getting old...my father has already passed away, and I worry about with the economy the way it is, how will I afford to look after her and my son? I think it's right for the children to take care of the parents when they need it, I just worry about whether or not I will be financially stable enough to do so.
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Oscar Turner in Portugal emails - I have always thought that the whole concept of retirement and pensions are an absurd idea. I have no pension plan and do not intend to ever retire. How on Earth can any system generate enough wealth to support redundant consumers who contribute nothing to the maintenance of this planet
Comment sent via Facebook
Lane C. Ikeler - I have NO trust in leaving my retirement plans to any government. Ever since college, I assume I will NOT receive any Social Security money. I think the many Europeans that put so much trust in their governments to take care of them in th...eir old age are putting themselves at a great risk.
Comment sent via Facebook
Susan Wambui King'ori - Nop,might as well get used to it as it will evetually happen,its unavoidable.....but enjoy life as it comes...:)
Comment sent via Facebook
Dawn Joseph - In a way, yes...I am not looking forward to getting to that point where I am unable to do things for myself. Here's hoping that I will still have my eyesight, memory, hearing and agility..and not forgetting loving family & friends :-)
Comment sent via YOURSAY
Liban from Columbus, Ohio emailed - I am 29 and won't count on pension to retire. I plan on working till I can't work anymore. I plan to support my parents and siblings as much as possible and we are saving for the future as a family. Govt role is to defend the country and support the poor. But everyone else should be proactive and if can work - work till old age (maybe upto 70 or 80 years).
Comment sent via BLOG
Keith in Cleveland - Being paid and having a set date of retirement is very attractive, but if we can't afford a certain way of supporting retirement, it's not even worth arguing: We can't do it! If we force younger generations to pay for both the currently retiring and their own generation, then they will be twice as hopeless as the current generation- does that sound fair?