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Reading on a Sunday Morning

Submitted by Roanman on Tue, 04/13/2010 - 06:42

 

I have no idea if the following is true, as I have been unable to find any corroboration.

China Daily makes the following claim in an article titled,

"Life Span of Buildings Creates Huge Waste"

Compared to the less than 30-year average life expectancy of China’s buildings, the average life span of a building in Britain is 132 years and in the United States it is 74 years.

 

Male Retirement Age and Life Expectancy

Submitted by Roanman on Sat, 03/20/2010 - 16:26

 

I like to troll through Dr.Mark Perry's blog every week or so.

Dr. Perry is a professor at the University of Michigan, Flint Campus, School of Management.

Here's a nice table that illustrates what might be the single most profound issue with the "Social Security Trust Fund".

We are living a lot longer.

But retiring younger.

Click anywhere in the chart for Mr. Perry's fine blog, "Carpe Diem"

 

 

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