“Retirement at 65 is fine”
Right to leisure Bill of 2024
Rationale
Lowering the retirement age to 60 supports an aging workforce, reduces unemployment among younger workers, and improves public health by enabling earlier retirement.
Proposed Changes
| Law | Previous | Proposed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Retirement Age Policy |
Retirement at 65
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Retirement at 60
|
1
Retirement Age PolicyProposer
Party
Farmer-Labor Front
The Farmer-Labor Front plants the seeds of justice, harvests security and builds the roads of tomorrow, today.
Core pillars
Harriet Palmer
Secretary of Health and Human Services · Age 33
At 30, Harriet Palmer is the fiery idealist who once led student protests against austerity before pivoting to high-stakes lobbying, blending radical passion with sharp pragmatism to build unlikely alliances across party lines.
Timeline
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Draft20 April 2024
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Vote Open20 April 2024
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Vote Closed19 June 2024
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Became Law19 June 2024
Vote tally
Live tally across each chamber. Weighted by seats held.
Senate
PassedFor: 48 / 100 seats (48.0%)
Against: 13 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 39
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer-Labor Front Proposer | 27 | Yes | No reason given |
| Free Citizens Alliance | 13 | No | Retirement at 65 is fine |
| Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance | 21 | Yes | People must be able to retire more earlier. |
| Empty seats | 26 | Not voted |
House of Representatives
PassedFor: 177 / 435 seats (40.7%)
Against: 116 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 142
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farmer-Labor Front Proposer | 83 | Yes | No reason given |
| Free Citizens Alliance | 116 | No | Retirement at 65 is fine |
| Peoples Columbian Socialist Alliance | 94 | Yes | People must be able to retire more earlier. |
| Empty seats | 103 | Not voted |
Presidency
PassedFor: 1 / 1 seats (100.0%)
Against: 0 · Abstained: 0 · Not voted: 0
| Party | Seats | Vote | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Katherine Mitchell | 1 | Yes | No reason given |
Voting record
Every vote must state a public reason. Most recent first.
“People must be able to retire more earlier.”