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Who says they have to retire at age 70?
Retire whenever you want, just be self sufficient until you reach the age at which you start looking for handouts...
Do we all remember it was Rudd in 2009 that increased the pension age from 65 to 67...?? What was the media doing when that announcement was made?
What was Shorten thinking when they did this?
And can we all remember who has made it harder to play catch-up when it comes to trying to get more into super and be self funded in retirement?
No mirrors in the Labor Cabinet rooms at all.