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Australian Politics@aussie.zoneEnglish · 1 year ago

Our retirement age just went up — so why aren't we as angry as the French?

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Our retirement age just went up — so why aren't we as angry as the French?

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Australian Politics@aussie.zoneEnglish · 1 year ago

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Since Saturday, Australians have been required to wait until the age of 67 until they can get the age pension. It has happened with little protest — a stark contrast to the demonstrations and riots that have rocked France, writes Peter Whiteford.

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I assumed it was the US too, lol. Retirement is probably gonna be made illegal soon here. /s?
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  You assumed a post in an Australian Politics community was about the US?

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