Okay, THIS question I'm going to pose. What makes a person or group decide when you retire?

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Before you jump all over me about mental fitness and physical fitness, I am well aware of those limitations. But there are jobs out there that people can do, no matter the age, no matter the physical capacity. We as a nation set up the retirement age at 65 to 67, but I know tons of people who are still extremely active that could be useful to corporations, businesses and other people well into their late 70's and 80's. People look at them as "Old Senior Citizens" that are ready to drop dead any time. (reminds me of the dentist I had look at my crown, he looked at it and told me not to worry that..."you're fat, old, ugly and stupid and you're going to die soon too!". I bit the daylights outta him and I think he died about 10 years ago!!!) Anyhow, how arbitrary on our hiring practices? Come to think of it, how arbitrary are we when we look at "older" citizens? Isn't it about time that we regard them with some respect and maybe even a little awe? They've experienced a LOT and can teach us a lot. My neighbor keeps telling me that I'm too smart and asking where I learned all the stuff I know. Shoot, I picked it up along life's path and hung on to it for future reference. Us old farts aren't all that useless ya know!!!!