(Owl, I've written two books and am now working on my third. They're all murder mysteries. I'd like to write a science-fiction book someday and have an idea for one.)

I heard on NPR the other day that companies don't like to hire older people, because they usually have to pay them more. There's a history of companies offering big incentive packages for senior citizens or even workers in their fifties to retire earlier, so the company can hire younger people at lower wages. I'm talking about big companies, not something like a fast food place,