So we've got COACHES, STUDENTS and OLD FOLK (I take that personally) getting the invectives this morning down at the BG.
Anybody else you wanna kick in the shins today, Globe?
No, the Muslims are a whole entire section of posts....
Never saw it in my printed paper, that's why it gets the name.
Yeah, and forget about retiring, no matter what your physical or mental condition, America.
"Work longer, stay sharper; Working beyond normal retirement age appears to keep dementia at bay" by Kay Lazar, Globe Staff | July 27, 2009
Donna Agnew loves her job, which is a good thing, because the way the economy is gasping, the 64-year-old Boston art gallery owner says she may not be able to afford retirement for the foreseeable future.
She is hardly alone.
With 401(k)s looking more like 201(k)s these days, many baby boomers are putting off retirement to rebuild decimated nest eggs. But amid such uncertainty there may be hope: A number of studies suggest that staying mentally and socially active may help stave off dementia and other dreaded declines associated with aging.
One tantalizing British study, in particular, recently concluded that working beyond normal retirement age appears to keep dementia at bay....
So all this blogging is keeping my old mind sharp, huh?
:-)
On one point there is no question: Since the start of the recession, more people nearing or just past retirement age have opted to stay in the workforce. Polina Vlasenko, a researcher at the American Institute for Economic Research, analyzed years of national data and found that the labor force participation rate of people ages 54 to 69 is now at the highest levels on record....
Then who is getting laid off?
In an AARP survey released last fall, financial need was cited by older Americans as the number one reason for staying in the workforce, but many said they stayed for social and psychological reasons....
I can't.... you know.... it's offensive, hurtful, and bad "journalism" and I can't fume anymore. It's just here to show the world waht crap we are fed as news.
Roughly 20 percent of those surveyed gave nonfinancial considerations, such as enjoying work or appreciating the sense of usefulness it provides, as their primary reasons.
“People feel they still have a lot to give back, skills and knowledge they want to contribute to the workforce,’’ said Deborah Russell, director of workforce issues at AARP, a national nonprofit that represents people over 50....
Oh, I AGREE!!! The problem is ALL PEOPLE have a LOT TO GIVE and in SO MANY WAYS they are being OPPRESSED so a FEW can GAIN!!
I DON'T WANT TO ARGUE about WHAT I KNOW is TRUE anymore!!!!!!
Yet staying past retirement at a job that is stressful, not fulfilling, or socially engaging is unlikely to aid healthy aging.
Same thing applies to reading the Boston Globe in the morning.
“Your risk of dementia is increased by hypertension and diabetes and levels of stress, so if your work increases those things, staying there would have an opposite effect,’’ said Lupton, the British researcher whose study found some protections against dementia among workers who stayed on the job longer.
So that's why I'm not feeling good?
“The bottom line,’’ Lupton said, “is keep an active brain and low stress. That’s the take-home message from lots of studies.’’
Then the newspaper reading has got to go; I can't put up with this and have an active brain and low stress.
That has NEVER BEEN MORE TRUE in AmeriKa than RIGHT NOW!
This BLOG and the Boston Globe prove it!
You full yet?
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I always make sure yer takin' care of, 'murka.
