
Bankruptcy after Old Age: a Nightmare Called "longevity" (translated Documentary)
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About This Novel
If you have savings, a house, and an annuity, why would you go bankrupt after old age? Longevity, the symbol of a happy society, will become the last straw in old age. The proprietress of a construction company lost her support after her only son died of overwork and her husband died of illness. She did not dare to see a doctor when she was sick and just wanted to save money... The owner of a pet shop closed the shop to focus on caring for his seriously ill mother. After sending his mother away, he was unable to find a job again and could only sell the house he lived with his mother to raise money. To make ends meet... Middle-aged unemployed children rely on their parents' pensions to survive, and in the end both generations go bankrupt... The NHK special program recording team focuses on "money issues" and reveals the various impacts of "bankruptcy in old age" on housing, life, medical care, interpersonal relationships, etc. Every elderly person in the case worked as hard as you and me when they were young and made a savings plan for retirement. However, they never thought that life would be so lonely and hard after old age, and they would even lose the desire to live. The problem of "bankruptcy after old age" not only affects the elderly over 65 years old, but has further spread to the working population. Crises of economic recession, reduced income, and rising prices are coming one after another. It is difficult for young people to find jobs, and it is difficult for middle-aged unemployed office workers to enter the workplace again... If you cannot recognize the current situation and seek solutions, then no matter how old you are now, you will become a reserve army of "bankruptcy after old age".
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