[bornonline1]

So there are no studies that show the elder lose their mental abilities?

[ta3747484]

You'll be there one day, and may you receive the same level of empathy.

[ChrisLomont]

While empathy is nice, companies are not retirement homes. Empathy does not pay bills.

If employees don't add enough value to justify their cost then eventually the company fails, costing everyone, not just the old or unproductive.