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In reply to the discussion: Ezra Klein: Why rich guys want to raise the retirement age [View all]VPStoltz
(1,295 posts)9. I have not been able to find the source, but...
some months back, I read a convincing piece on LOWERING the retirement age.
People are still more mobile (still traveling), and still spending, AND still able to work other part or full time jobs (ones they REALLY want) that will take SS and Medicare/caid funds.
I personally like that idea .
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Ezra is a good man. I really love him. He's got compassion lux along with brains.
roguevalley
Nov 2012
#17
Social security is OFF the table! NO American, no matter one's social status,
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2012
#2
Maybe IF YOU WERE PRESIDENT, Social Security would be off the table. You're not. It isn't.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#42
"Social security CUTS on earned benefits are off the table"? You believe this? Too funny.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#48
Democrats as opposed to Republicans. I read that pretty clearly in the post. eom
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2012
#50
President Obama has "telegraphed" compromise because, 1: He's not a dictator;
BlueCaliDem
Nov 2012
#56
i'm sorry to see your intransigent sycophancy, though it is exactly what i expected.
tomp
Dec 2012
#61
"If ... you are over 50, talk to a lawyer ..." (1) Court victories for such persons are rare.
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#45
You, of course, raise a good point when you mention that some attorneys will talk to new contacts
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#54
The people who depend the most on social security are those who work in physically laborious jobs
spicegal
Nov 2012
#31
You defeat the purpose of SS by raising the age! The "fix" should not focus on age,
Dustlawyer
Nov 2012
#40