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Forced to retire from government job at 65 but can be President at 70

  • 29-10-2011 12:37am
    #1
    DreadedJudge
    Registered Users Posts: 7 ✭


    Strikes me as very odd, when my grandmother turned 65 she had to retire, as she worked for a government agency. She would have preferred to keep working and hated her retirement as she loved her job. Even in her 80's she would often talk about if her old boss phoned her to go back to work she'd love it. So my question is, if she had to retire due to age why can someone become President at age 70?


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  • #2
    Permabear
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    This post has been deleted.


  • #3
    BOHtox
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    I personally think that instead of mandatory retirement at 65 it should be optional. 65 should be the age at which you have the option to retire.
    Obvious exceptions are Gards, I'd even fancy out-running a 62 year old gard, and jobs like that.....


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
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    BOHtox wrote: »
    I personally think that instead of mandatory retirement at 65 it should be optional. 65 should be the age at which you have the option to retire.
    Obvious exceptions are Gards, I'd even fancy out-running a 62 year old gard, and jobs like that.....

    Desk Sergeants?


  • #5
    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    BOHtox wrote: »
    I personally think that instead of mandatory retirement at 65 it should be optional. 65 should be the age at which you have the option to retire.
    Obvious exceptions are Gards, I'd even fancy out-running a 62 year old gard, and jobs like that.....

    Members of the defence forces must retire at 60.


  • #6
    expectationlost
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,994 ✭✭✭✭expectationlost


    starting age is 35


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  • #7
    Xenophile
    Registered Users Posts: 4,073 ✭✭✭Xenophile


    It's wonderful to hear about someone in the public service who wants to stay on working after the age of 65. Maybe the law could be changed to facilitate this with a lowering of their income. Just too many young unemployed people around at present........with that lenght that of service people should be asked to make sacrifices if they wish to continue working in sheltered employment.

    The Forum on Spirituality has been closed for years. Please bring it back, there are lots of Spiritual people in Ireland and elsewhere.



  • #8
    iMax
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    Firefighters have to retire at 55


  • #9
    Hootanany
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,477 ✭✭✭Hootanany


    DreadedJudge wrote: »
    Strikes me as very odd, when my grandmother turned 65 she had to retire, as she worked for a government agency. She would have preferred to keep working and hated her retirement as she loved her job. Even in her 80's she would often talk about if her old boss phoned her to go back to work she'd love it. So my question is, if she had to retire due to age why can someone become President at age 70?

    He is only doing it for the huge salary


  • #10
    anymore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,672 ✭✭✭anymore


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Desk Sergeants?

    Check out the times for over 55's and over 60's on Race results at races around the country - you might be surprised to fine that some geriatrics are posting much faster times than average guys in their 30's and 40's !:)


  • #11
    anymore
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,672 ✭✭✭anymore


    DreadedJudge wrote: »
    Strikes me as very odd, when my grandmother turned 65 she had to retire, as she worked for a government agency. She would have preferred to keep working and hated her retirement as she loved her job. Even in her 80's she would often talk about if her old boss phoned her to go back to work she'd love it. So my question is, if she had to retire due to age why can someone become President at age 70?
    Cos the Liberal Luvies wanted one of thier own as President !


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