Which futurist scenario was envisioned by think tanks and special planning bodies immediately after world war ii? lowered retirement age, reduced work-week, and extended paid vacations lowered retirement age, increased work-week, and extended paid vacations lowered retirement age, reduced work-week, and shortened paid vacations raised retirement age, increased work-week, and shortened paid vacations raised retirement age, reduced work-week, and extended paid vacations?

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Tiana Landry

12 May, 14:27

Which futurist scenario was envisioned by think tanks and special planning bodies immediately after world war ii? lowered retirement age, reduced work-week, and extended paid vacations lowered retirement age, increased work-week, and extended paid vacations lowered retirement age, reduced work-week, and shortened paid vacations raised retirement age, increased work-week, and shortened paid vacations raised retirement age, reduced work-week, and extended paid vacations?

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Mary Greer · Answer 1

Answer: lowering retirement age, reducing work-week and extending paid vacations

The demand for leisure time was expected to increase in the years immediately following world war II. Many futurist scenarios were envisioned by think tanks like Rand Corporation and Hudson Institutes, as well as special planning bodies like the National Commission on Technology.

These bodies predicted a huge increase in leisure time and came up with strategies to meet this demand. These included

1. Lowering the retirement age to 38 years.

2. Reducing the work-week to 22 hours

3. Extending paid vacations to 25 weeks a year.