No Country for Old People: South Korea's Dire Problem of Elderly Poverty

Living in South Korea, I find it hard not to notice the old. The subway is full of them at every time of the day, presumably because seniors over the age of 65 get to use the system for free. It is difficult to take a seat because soon enough someone frail and tired-looking will appear before me, and I feel bad about staying in my place. The number of people over the age of 65 surpassed 12 percent of the population [http://kostat.go.kr/portal/korea/kor_nw/2/1/index.board?bmode=read&aSeq=308688]