The Indicator from Planet Money · Friday, October 2, 2026
Nari Rhee, director of the retirement security program at the UC Berkeley Labor Center, supports Congresswoman Stevens' proposal to allow workers in physically demanding jobs to retire earlier. She believes this would ensure people can retire with dignity and avoid working until their bodies are too worn out.
“Workers in physically demanding jobs do deserve to retire sooner.”
“You know, we want to make sure that people get to retire in dignity and that we're not forcing people into working until their bodies break.”