Originally Posted by
Clearedtocross
Still waiting for an explanation as to why US Pilots should work longer when our lifespans are between 4 - 6 years shorter than Canada, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand. Given our poor health, retirement age should probably be reduced.
That is absolutely not true.
The US population AT BIRTH has a shorter lifespan than some other developed world populations.
Some of that is due to varied socioeconomic status across different groups and regions. But a great deal is due to young MEN dying young due to violence.
Life expectancy improves as you get older and your socio-economic status improves. Middle aged upper middle class people in nice neighborhoods (ie airline pilots) live quite a bit longer than the national average, entirely comparable to most other countries.