At what age is someone considered to be a senior citizen, as defined by law?
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There's no "law" designating a senior citizen. Most people think of the designation arriving at 65 at the latest. One can't escape the label after that. But what does that mean? Everyone is so different and age-affected so differently.
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when you turn into and old fart!...then your concidered a senior citizen...lol and I have a little way to go just yet!
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The only regulation in the US that might be considered a law defines a senior citizen is the age that one becomes eligible for Social Security. It is generally considered to be 65, but the eligibility has been changed recently, so that the full benefits are awarded at an older and older age. Businesses that offer senior discounts can set any age they want. There is no regulation about that.
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In India: Railways: 60 years(for extending concessional fare) Banks: -do- (for extending preferential rate on deposits) Tax: 65 years(for the benefit of higher threshold limit)
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According to the Gage Canadian Dictionary, (which I help compile) a senior is: older or elderly; an older person. A senior citizen, on the other hand, is defined as being: any member of the community who is of advanced years. We all know that seniors are those who are older in age and generally younger in action. Much of what we base our conception of 'senior' on comes from what is considered retirement age. Currently, in Canada, a senior is accepted as being 65 years old. That’s when we are eligible for our old age pensions. Who set 65 as the age of retirement? For the answer we have to turn to Germany during the time of Otto von Bismark and the Industrial Revolution. Bismark arbitrarily picked 65 years because he thought that hardly anyone lived beyond that age. Life expectancy was 45 years old then. He felt that if people lived to 65, then they were entitled to some leisure time before they died. He considered them as seniors. Some banks in Canada regard a senior as someone fifty-nine and older. They get special benefits such as not having to pay fees to issue their cheques or pay a fee to buy a money order.
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