If I Have to Work Until I Die, So Do You

Atrios explains a puzzling public sentiment I was trying to get a handle on in this post.

Eschaton: Early Retirement

"I think the weird reaction people have to early pensions is not so much about the money, but more a reaction of oh my god you mean someone maybe sorta gets to stop working before they turn 65 that's unAmerican (even though, of course, at half pay that's unlikely to genuinely be a good option for most."