Manditory Retirement Age

According to cnn.com Chief Justice William Rehnquist was hospitalized over a fever. This brings up an interesting issue: Should we have a manditory age limit for retirement? This might eliminate individuals from the workforce that have become a drag to operations because they increasingly miss work because of illness or are not able to perform up to standards. But, a manditory retirement age would also elminate many individuals who are exceptionally qualified for their positions and are still able to operate at a high level. Examples of exceptional geriatric leaders might be: Sumner Redstone-CEO of Viacom, 82; Rupert Murdoch-CEO of News Corp, 74; Donald Rumsfeld-SecDef, 73. These individuals have clearly distinguished themselves from much younger candidates and still add tremendous value to their organizations and society at large. Given this, there is a point at which a person's mental or physical abilities begin to dimish. This in no way dimishes their worth as human beings, but each individual should be attune to their own condition and voluntarily remove themselves from full-time work when they are no longer able to perform at the expected levels. Thankfully, we do not have a manditory age of retirement and our society greatly benefits because of it.