While you are arguing over comparative national economies, it strikes me that "per family", or even "per household", is, in many ways, a better measure of well being than "pe… (View Post)

NickPalmer said: " Outside the jobs, I've not really developed any major cultural interests. Do I start taking up walking, theatre, music when I'm 80?" Cross country skiing in the… (View Post)

Work and happiness: There are two well-known companies in this area which do not routinely have help-wanted signs. even after months of a shortage of workers here; Chick-fil-A and Trader Joe's. … (View Post)

Two days ago, The Washington Post published this defense of octogenarian workers, including Joe Biden: "But working past 80, while still the exception, is not as rare as it once was. In recent d… (View Post)

On topic: There are paralllels in American politics. After their disastrous defeat in 1964, the Republicans won in 1968 and in a landslide in 1972. Going back further, the Democrats lost big in 1928,… (View Post)