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...Mahoney eyes Norton Simon
...Mahoney: If they have the mental and physical capacity to continue and want to continue, they should have the opportunity, that's all I'm saying...
...Mahoney: I personally do not. One of the questions I would raise is what is the magic in 65, what is the magic in 70. It's purely arbitrary. In other words, we're playing with numbers. Historically, if you look into university acceptance of retirement at age 65, it goes back to the 1880's, to Bismarck's time, when he was putting through these welfare and social justice programs. Somebody just said all right, we're going to pay them a pension when they retire at 65. That's the magic of 65--it is purely a convention...
...Mahoney: We've reached the state in this country where there is no retirement for people in the public sector...Why is it okay for people in the public sector to continue working and not for people in the private sector. If you're in government, there is no retirement at age 70, who make an exception of the universities. It seems to me that people are more productive by the time they're 70. They are people of mature judgement, people who are experienced. They have something to contribute. It seems to me that the Universities have a challenge...
...made some progress in this country as far as racism and sexism, but we've done nothing as far as ageism is concerned. --Thomas H.D. Mahoney...