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The Best Places to Retire:

United States of America

Vs. World

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Table of Contents

Introduction 3

Chapter 1. 11

Chapter 2. 15

Chapter 3. 24

Chapter 4. 31

Chapter 5. 40

Chapter 6. 49

Chapter 7. 58

Chapter 8. 67

Conclusion 88

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Introduction

Retirement can be broadl

described as a time !hen one

o""iciall stops !or#in$

acti%el to earn a li%in$.

&o!e%er' some retired persons

can earn a li%in$ "rom their

hobbies. (here is also a

concept o" semi)retirement*

!here people ta#e on

uncon%entional supplementar

+obs' !hich usuall re,uire

"e!er !or#in$ hours.

-lthou$h the concept o"

retirement is onl a "e!

centuries old' it has crept

into the "abric o" the

business communities across

the !orld. It has alsoin"luenced the practices o"

non)!hite collar "orms o"

businesses. (oda' %irtuall

all tpes o" !or#ers ha%e a

ri$ht to retire and demand

"inancial support and other

"orms o" bene"its "rom their

"ormer emploers. &o!e%er' in

some third !orld countries'

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and in some "orms o" small

scale and ille$al enterprises'emploees do not recei%e an

pension upon retirement. (his

contentious issue continues to

be the sub+ect o" much

a$itation b social acti%ists

all o%er the !orld.

(he main reasons !h people

see# retirement are usuall

one o" the "ollo!in$*

ld a$e

&ealth problems

Career chan$e

(o meet other

responsibilities

(he most common reason !h

people choose to retire is old

a$e. /an countries ha%e amandated retirement a$e ) this

is some!here bet!een 60 and 70

ears. &o!e%er' indi%iduals

can "reel choose to retire

be"ore the reach the le$al

retirement a$e. In some

countries !here there is

mar#ed economic depri%ation'

people !ho are beond the

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le$al retirement a$e are'

ho!e%er' allo!ed to !or#. (heeconomic do!nturns dont

usuall a""ect the "irst !orld

countries there"ore

retirement is more common in

place li#e the nited tates.

eople in impo%erished

countries' !or# !ell beond

their le$al retirement a$e.

or#in$ to secure their

sustenance as their pensions

start to d!indle or stand in

,uestion.

esides old a$e' "ailin$

health is !idel re$arded as

the most common reason !h

people choose to retire. (here

are ran$es o" health issues

that can render a person un"it

"or hisher 9 to 5 en$a$ement.

&o!e%er' the most "re,uent o"

these are in+uries. (his is

common in manual labor and

other technical "ields' !here

people operate dan$erous

machines and epend a $reatamount o" ener$. In cases

!here a person $ets in+ured at

!or#' hisher emploer is

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obli$ated b la! to co%er the

medical bills and pro%idepension "or the !or#er.

ometimes' !or#ers also $et

compensation "rom their

emploer i" the compan is

"ound culpable in the incident

that caused the indi%idual to

become in"licted !ith the

in+ur.

-nother reason !h people tend

to ,uit their +obs is to

en$a$e themsel%es in some

other more re!ardin$ or"ul"illin$ %enture. In the

past "e! decades' man oun$

people all o%er the !orld ha%e

,uit their +obs to pursue

dreams related to the orld

ide eb. ome pundits belie%e

the %irtual !orld has

recruited some o" the !orlds

best minds to its ser%ice.

Indi%iduals are also #no!n to

$i%e up their +obs to meet

other responsibilities' suchas carin$ "or an old' oun$ or

sic# relati%e. (his is

particularl common in deepl

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cultural societies that

continue to treasuretraditional "amil %alues and

"ro!n on lea%in$ their

children and elderl relati%es

to the care o" nannies or

dacare ser%ices and

retirement homes or hospitals

respecti%el.

hile retirement is a period

characteri:ed b "reedom and

limitless choices' it can be

stress"ul and e%en torturous.

/an people encounter a lot o"di""iculties as the attempt

to re)pro$ram their bodies

"rom their usual 9 to 5

routine. (his process can be

eacerbated b health

problems.

/edical eperts $enerall

ad%ice retirees to relocate to

a place !hich is spared "rom

the "ull brunt o" !eather

;i.e. that is neither too hot

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eercise and en$a$e in other

acti%ities in the $lare o" thesun. (his $oes a lon$ !a to

ease the di""iculties

associated !ith brea#in$ old

habits and enables both the

mind and the bod to $et

re"reshed.

-nother e,uall important

"actor that determines i" a

location is suitable "or

retirees is the cost o"

li%in$. In retirement' people

ha%e mar#edl less amount o"mone to spend as the !ould

usuall. (here"ore' retirees

are ad%ised to relocate to

places !here the cost o"

li%in$ is lo!' but still

o""ers the sa"et and

tran,uilit that can be bou$ht

in a premium location.

=or semi)retirees' a rapidl

de%elopin$ location' !hich has

lots o" emploment

opportunities and top ,ualithealth "acilities' is most

pre"erred.

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-ccordin$ to man eperts' b

"ar the most importantre,uirement !hen selectin$ a

place to retire is the

a%ailabilit o" health and

recreational "acilities.

Retirees are $enerall older

people or indi%iduals !ith

health problems there"ore it

is essential that the be

!ithin the proimit o" a

reliable health center' !here

the can turn in times o"

need.

-lso' due to the $reat amount

o" time on their hands' it is

crucial that retirees are in a

place that has a lot o"

recreational acti%ities to

o""er' else the ris# "allin$

into boredom and e%en !orse

depression. >ocations !ith

lots o" outdoor acti%ities on

hand ;i.e. "ishin$' $ol"in$'

hitch hi#in$ etc.< are most

pre"erred. uch locations not

onl help a$ein$ retirees #eepacti%e phsicall' but also

a%ails a%enues "or them to

en$a$e their minds in

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interestin$ and bene"icial

,uests.

(here are man places in the

nited tates o" -merica and

the !orld that o""er all the

a"orementioned elements' !hich

ma#es a location ideal "or

retirees ;i.e. $ood !eather'

a""ordabilit and the

a%ailabilit o" emploment

opportunities' as !ell as

health and recreational

"acilities

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