Discrimination due to age is one of the great tragedies of modern life. The desire to work and be useful is what makes life worth living, and to be told your efforts are not needed because you are the wrong age is a crime.
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I think that... discrimination in the job market is a very important area where work needs to be done.
In an ageing society, it makes sense to support older adults to develop new skills, prolonging their working lives.
It's a tragedy for society to spend decades training people and then depriving them of work at some arbitrary age.
Unfortunately, we are still in an age where individuals may be discriminated against because of health conditions.
I can't say I'm not guilty of age discrimination when it comes to animals. Like most people I've walked into a shelter more than a few times and a magnetic force has pulled me toward those fluffy little puppies in the corner cage.
Reality is, you have to work harder the older you get.
One line I'd draw would be on raising the eligibility age for Social Security and Medicare. It sounds fair, since people are living longer. But it isn't. Lower income workers are the ones who find it hardest to keep working after 65. And they'll get penalized with lower benefits.
Public and employer opinion often defeat society's best interests with a prejudice against middle-aged women.
For many older Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, a lifetime of discrimination has undermined their right to a retirement with dignity.
Age doesn't mean anything. Age doesn't mean I can't work as hard. Age doesn't mean I can't do as well as everyone else. It's just a factor. It's just there.