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    theeconomist: Daily chart: fun with pensions. Pensionable ages have failed to keep pace with longevity—this comes at an increasing cost to the state. In 1970 the average Frenchman entering retirement could expect to live for just over ten years. Now he could expect to live for 23. This is good.

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    Daily chart: fun with pensions. Pensionable ages have failed to keep pace with longevity—this comes at an increasing cost to the state. In 1970 the average Frenchman entering retirement could expect to live for just over ten years. Now he could expect to live for 23.

    This is good.

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