Quote by Claude Pepper, Statement in U.S.

Age-based retirement arbitrarily severs productive persons from their livelihood, squanders their talents, scars their health, strains an already overburdened Social Security system, and drives many elderly people into poverty and despair. Ageism is as odious as racism and sexism.

Age-based retirement arbitrarily severs productive persons f

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This quote highlights the negative impact of age-based retirement on individuals and society. It argues that forcing productive individuals out of work solely based on their age is a waste of their talents, detrimental to their health, and places an additional strain on the Social Security system. Furthermore, it claims that ageism is equally odious as racism and sexism, as it perpetuates discrimination against older individuals and pushes many into poverty and despair.

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