While it is true that the life expectancy for a white male (stats I could find) at birth in 1930 was 59.1 years and in 1940 was 62.8 years, the l.e. of a 40 y.o. male was 69.2 and 70.0, respectively, and 74.7 and 75.1, respectively, at 60 y.o. It seems pretty clear that with roughly half of 60 y.o., males expected to live another 15 years, it was designed to be a significant contributor to retirement. BTW, although a much smaller portion of the working segment outside the home, w. females add about 2 years to each of the above life expectancy stats.
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While it is true that the life expectancy for a white male (stats I could find) at birth in 1930 was 59.1 years and in 1940 was 62.8 years, the l.e. of a 40 y.o. male was 69.2 and 70.0, respectively, and 74.7 and 75.1, respectively, at 60 y.o. It seems pretty clear that with roughly half of 60 y.o., males expected to live another 15 years, it was designed to be a significant contributor to retirement. BTW, although a much smaller portion of the working segment outside the home, w. females add about 2 years to each of the above life expectancy stats.
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