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According to the World Health Organisation, nearly one-fifth of Japanese men, and one-quarter of Japanese women are aged 65 or over.
What struck me about the report was not that the shrinking ratio of workers in the population, and presumably around much of the world also, will face a higher tax burden in future as healthcare and pension costs rise.
No. It’s the fact that I’m now officially regarded by the bureaucrats as being ‘elderly’!
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According to the World Health Organisation, nearly one-fifth of Japanese men, and one-quarter of Japanese women are aged 65 or over.
What struck me about the report was not that the shrinking ratio of workers in the population, and presumably around much of the world also, will face a higher tax burden in future as healthcare and pension costs rise.
No. It’s the fact that I’m now officially regarded by the bureaucrats as being ‘elderly’!
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