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Who wants to live forever?

Countries and companies are facing an aging crisis, and experts say policymakers and business leaders need to rethink how they deal with older workers

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    • The real-world effect of the worries about the long-life paradox were on full display last week: In France, nationwide strikes and protests erupted at the government’s unpopular attempt to reform pension rules.
    • The real-world effect of the worries about the long-life paradox were on full display last week: In France, nationwide strikes and protests erupted at the government’s unpopular attempt to reform pension rules. PHOTO: REUTERS

    Bernhard Warner

    Published Fri, Jan 27, 2023 · 11:00 AM

    TODAY’S five-year-olds have it even better than you think.

    In the wealthiest nations, more than half of these tykes will live to at least 100, the Stanford Centre on Longevity expects.

    But a society full of centenarians poses a profound challenge for the world’s advanced economies and many of its companies: How do you adapt to an older world and pay for the inevitable pension time bomb ticking in the background as this super-ager cohort approaches retirement age?

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