“It’s better for society if people engage for longer,” Oz said in an interview. Those with college degrees and higher income tend to retire later, have more savings and live longer, researchers have found. Part of the solution is getting people healthier — largely through better diets — so they’re motivated to work longer, he said. “Mind-numbing jobs tend to do the opposite.”Oz has been airing another argument for people working longer: It helps the economy. It would also extend solvency for Social Security, which is projected to be depleted roughly seven years from now.

Source: Washington Post February 08, 2026 23:57 UTC