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Desire to work past 65 reshapes retirement expectations
In Ypsilanti Earl Johnston recalls starting a paper route at 12 and later facing a degenerative spine that ends his ability to work long shifts. A 2015 Empl Benefit Research Institute survey shows 36 percent expect to work past 65, yet health and layoffs often derail these plans as retirement ages rise amid longer lifespans and better education.
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Ypsilanti, Mich
Earl Johnston
Johnston
Employment Benefit Research Institute
University of Michigan Health and Retirement
Boston College
Geoff Lanzenbacher
Hamilton Project
Brookings Institution
Yipsilanti, Michigan