The Retirement Newsletter: I am not “economically inactive” — I am retired!
Issue Number: -46 — Are the retired “economically inactive”?

#Retirement #EconomicallyInactive #EconomicActivity #Money #ONS

https://nicksstories.medium.com/the-retirement-newsletter-i-am-not-economically-inactive-i-am-retired-279f539f4609

Dear journos, news editors & other media types,

Kindly stop referring to those like me who have chosen to stop working as #EconomicallyInactive — it’s a gross misrepresentation, and well you know it!

We are still spending, saving, investing & paying taxes. If anything, many of us are more economically active than ever we were when earning: we have to be, to manage our finances efficiently.

The correct term is #EconomicallyIndependent.

Thank you.

@bbcnews doing a wonderful job today showing the human stories of people who are providing millions of hours of #unpaidcare to disabled family and friends. These are my people, my tribe. We are amazingly strong and inventive, robust and sensitive, and could do well in any job with our experience. We are NOT to be reduced to being labelled '#EconomicallyInactive', because that is a lie - we save the system billions and allow others to have their careers - and insulting!