cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29037456
I feel like this is relevant to the sub. If not, feel free to remove.
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/29037456
I feel like this is relevant to the sub. If not, feel free to remove.
Otto von Bismarck moment.
(Context: dude instated pretty much the first pensions system in the world to try and stop the Marxists gaining influence, and allegedly asked the guy in charge of making the program to set the retirement age at a value where most of the population would die before reaching it. Iirc they settled on 70 years old, which is definitely too old for the average 19th century factory peon)