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  • In the beginning, there was no retirement. There were no old people. In the Stone Age, everyone was fully employed until age 20, by which time nearly everyone was dead, usually of unnatural causes. Any early man who lived long enough to develop crow's-feet was either worshiped or eaten as a sign of respect.

    "The History of Retirement, From Early Man to A.A.R.P." by Mary-Lou Weisman, www.nytimes.com. March 21, 1999.