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Denmark is set to have the highest retirement age in Europe, after lawmakers voted to raise it to 70.

Denmark is set to have the highest retirement age in Europe, after lawmakers voted to raise it to 70.

Parliamentarians passed a bill mandating the rise on Thursday, with 81 votes in favor and 21 against.

The new law will apply to people born after December 31, 1970. The current retirement age is 67 on average, but it can go up to 69 for those born on January 1, 1967, or later.

The rise is needed in order to be able to “afford proper welfare for future generations,” employment minister Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen said in a press release Thursday.

  • @[email protected]English
    45•13 days ago

    I am a teacher and I could not imagine staying in a classroom for another 7 years. I barely made it to 63. My retirement begins next week. I just hope 50k a year is enough. That was my goal and when I it it I said I am done.

      • @[email protected]English
        5•13 days ago

        Well I was going to go out west for a month but I don’t feel it is worth the hassle of putting up with the possibility of dealing with ICE. While I am a pale white old fucker my wife is not.

        • @[email protected]English
          2•13 days ago

          Yup, I get it. We’re in LA and a bunch of our friends and neighbors are afraid to go out. It’s such a stupid situation.