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"Captain Compassion" |
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08 Jun 2007 11:18:33 PM |
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Japan's elderly are urged to work |
Japan's elderly are urged to work
By Chris Hogg
BBC News, Tokyo
Japan's government says the nation has to work harder to encourage
elderly people to remain in the workforce.
They need to see them as a resource not a burden - invaluable manpower
instead of people who just need support and care.
In a White Paper published on Friday, the government says the
transformation to an ageing society is unprecedented.
In 50 years time, more than two-fifths of the population will be over
65, twice the current figure.
Issues such as pensions and care for the elderly are becoming more
important for politicians as a result.
At the moment, there are more than three people of working age to
support each person over 65. In 2055, that figure will have fallen
significantly.
Roughly speaking, there will just be one younger person to support
each pensioner.
Employment opportunities
The government plans specific measures to try to ease the hardship
caused by such demographic challenges.
These include promoting employment among the elderly and helping
people in their 50s to shape post-retirement life plans.
An ageing society can still be a vibrant society, it says.
The growing number of elderly people here means their influence is
growing too. A scandal over the payment of state pensions is likely to
be one of the most important issues during national elections here
next month.
The lack of care provision for elderly people and the growing income
gap between them and those still in work are also expected to feature
during the campaign.
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There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
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| User: "Phlip" |
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| Title: Re: Japan's elderly are urged to work |
08 Jun 2007 11:20:05 PM |
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In 50 years time, more than two-fifths of the population will be over
65, twice the current figure.
Issues such as pensions and care for the elderly are becoming more
important for politicians as a result.
Do those guys generally still make everyone work 12 hour days?
That should thin out their elderly population!
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Phlip
http://flea.sourceforge.net/PiglegToo_1.html
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| User: "The Cunning Linguist" |
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| Title: Re: Japan's elderly are urged to work |
09 Jun 2007 12:31:18 PM |
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"Phlip" <phlip2005@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:4JadnR0CFrvrt_fbnZ2dnUVZ_qzinZ2d@adelphia.com...
In 50 years time, more than two-fifths of the population will be over
65, twice the current figure.
Issues such as pensions and care for the elderly are becoming more
important for politicians as a result.
Do those guys generally still make everyone work 12 hour days?
That should thin out their elderly population!
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Phlip
http://flea.sourceforge.net/PiglegToo_1.html
I don't know. Japan is the only country to have a medical term which
literally means "worked to death".
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| User: "Captain Compassion" |
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| Title: Re: Japan's elderly are urged to work |
08 Jun 2007 11:26:29 PM |
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On Fri, 08 Jun 2007 21:20:05 -0700, Phlip <phlip2005@gmail.com> wrote:
In 50 years time, more than two-fifths of the population will be over
65, twice the current figure.
Issues such as pensions and care for the elderly are becoming more
important for politicians as a result.
Do those guys generally still make everyone work 12 hour days?
That should thin out their elderly population!
:)
--
There may come a time when the CO2 police will wander the earth telling
the poor and the dispossed how many dung chips they can put on their
cook fires. -- Captain Compassion.
Wherever I go it will be well with me, for it was well with me here, not
on account of the place, but of my judgments which I shall carry away
with me, for no one can deprive me of these; on the contrary, they alone
are my property, and cannot be taken away, and to possess them suffices
me wherever I am or whatever I do. -- EPICTETUS
Celibacy in healthy human beings is a form of
insanity. -- Captain Compassion
"Civilization is the interval between Ice Ages." -- Will Durant.
Joseph R. Darancette
daranc@NOSPAMcharter.net
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