Topic: We should end mandatory retirement
a mandatory retirement age allows employers to be able to bring fresh talent into their workforce
A mandatory retirement age ensures that at least some positions open up in a given profession on a predictable basis, allowing younger workers to enter as older workers exit
a mandatory retirement age helps employers regularly refresh the workforce with fresh talent
a person needs to be able to choose to work as long as they are well enough to do so.
a person's value should not be based on a number.  just because you reach a certain age does not mean you do not want or need to work.  mandatory retirement hurts elderly workers.
A system that fires the competent along with the incompetent solely because of age is irrational and cruel
A worker should not be forced to retire if he feels he can still adequately produce for his employer.
Abolishing mandatory retirement can reduce welfare expenditure and increase self-reliance
Abolishing mandatory retirement sends a strong message about the importance of ending age discrimination
after a certain age, people physical reflexes and mental acuity are more likely to decline
Allowing people to work longer means that there will be less of a strain on things like Social Security and pension programs, which means there will be more resources available for future generations.
Allowing workers to choose when they retire can improve staff retention, increase workforce morale, and help employers retain vital skills and experience
although elderly people may want to continue working to make more money it could be dangerous for their bodies to continue at a fast paced work environment.   we have to look out for their safety.
as life expectancy and healthy ageing continue to grow mandatory retirement no longer makes sense.
as long as someone is capable of doing his job it should be his choice when to retire and not the decision of some bureaucrat.
As people age they automatically become less cognitively and physically responsive. Mandatory retirement makes sure that professions are filled with people who are at their peak of cognitive and physical performance.
as people are living longer mandatory retirement is forcing those who can still positively contribute to the workforce  to be sidelined
As people continue to have children later and later, mandatory retirement prevents people from being able to provide for their family and dependents.
as people get older, their reaction and thought processes get slower, their eyesight and hearing worsen. a mandatory retirement age lessens the indignity of being fired due to no longer performing their duties
as people live longer and have variable health the concept that all need to retire at a set age is archaic and so we should end mandatory retirement.
as quality of life improves and the average lifespan increases, mandatory retirement looks more and more out of step with the modern human life experience.
at a certain age it becomes dangerous for an elderly person to do a job.
at many physical jobs, having someone past a certain age can become a liability and a mandatory retirement age will be a good leveling tactic.