Older workers aren’t retiring. Should they be forced to?

Planet Money explores the growing tension between generations as older workers delay retirement—sometimes because they can't afford to, sometimes because they don't want to. The episode examines a law professor's proposal for mandatory retirement at age 70, as a way to address gerontocracy and open opportunities for younger workers. An economist counters that people should actually keep working longer, given rising life expectancy and financial pressures on Social Security. The show digs into the lump of labor fallacy, the politics of age in the workforce, and the tough tradeoffs between fairness, freedom, and economic sustainability.