The cost of paying such benefits, which are partly linked to inflation and offer payouts to surviving spouses, is simply too high now that many retirees are surviving into their 80s.

• 这种福利，部分与通货膨胀相联系并且向退休人员依然健在的配偶提供支持，其成本太高因为很多退休员工能活到80岁。