March 26, 2026

When Retirement Became a Luxury

Pension systems dismantled. Savings insufficient. Retirement ages raised as life expectancy falls for working-class populations. The social contract that promised rest after work has been quietly cancelled.
Workers who spent decades contributing to systems designed to support them in old age are discovering those systems were undercut, underfunded, or simply abolished. The generation that built economies is being told to keep working or survive on less.