Nor was it wise to leverage American security on the longevity of Mubarak's regime wise.
Makiya added, "They are seen as essential to the security and longevity of the regime".
Concerns about the security and longevity of traditional energy sources have increased interest in alternative methods of energy production, particularly those which utilize abundantly available solar energy.
With fewer pensions and continuing doomsday reports about the longevity of the Social Security system, these middle-income Americans are making the most of the money they earn.
The presumption being, of course, that job security and longevity are one and the same, and that you can't ditch one without the other.
This is the "longevity insurance" philosophy of maximizing Social Security retirement benefit payments.
But unlike the management of the paint and housewares stores, politicians and advocates for the elderly pretend that the longevity revolution is almost entirely about Social Security and Medicare.
In a classic case of semantic hijacking, Ladha says in a statement: "Gone are the days when people want security and longevity.
There are many excellent reasons for able older Americans to keep working beyond age 65 -- health reasons, economic reasons, and national security reasons, and I document some of these in my recent book on The Longevity Project.
"If you were looking for security and longevity, [the federal government] is probably one of the last institutions for that, other than the military".
