&gt; Why would people want to work longer?<p>Why would anyone want to work at all?<p>Just as it&#x27;d be absurd to imagine a world in which no-one works and yet we all have food, clothing, new computers, entertainment &amp;c., it&#x27;s absurd to imagine that people capable of being productive members of society (which is what old-but-not-debilitated people are) should not be working.<p>&gt; I think we, as a society, should be trying to figure out how to let the elderly enjoy their twilight years with some dignity<p>Work <i>is</i> dignified!