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[quote=Anonymous]People always took care of the elderly, but as mentioned, the elderly also participated in the community. In fact childrearing was often the job of the elderly, as the "working age" men were hunting/gathering food and women were cleaning/cooking/doing chores. Nowadays, there are 2 big problems overlapping: (1) there are not enough young (the share of old people is at an all time high) (2) modern medicine has made it so that the body outlasts the mind (contributing to the 1st problem). At no time in history was it the case that one couple had to care for their parents, in-laws, their own kids and then fend for themselves as well. Remember that the retirement age of 65 was instituted b/c average life span was 61.7![/quote]
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