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To: Zhang Fei
If we raised the SS eligibility age to 72 to 77, I don’t think we would have a multi-trillion dollar problem on our hands any more.

Hey, I'm already ticked off that they promised me full benefits at 65 many years ago, but recently changed it to 66. Want a geezer revolution? That's one way to start one!

39 posted on 03/27/2008 11:34:58 AM PDT by JimRed ("Hey, hey, Teddy K., how many girls did you drown today?" TERM LIMITS, NOW!)
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To: JimRed
Hey, I'm already ticked off that they promised me full benefits at 65 many years ago, but recently changed it to 66. Want a geezer revolution? That's one way to start one!

I think we'll either have a geezer revolution (because of reduced benefits), or mass emigration of productive workers abroad, as the domestic tax burden goes through the roof to cover an additional 20 years of average life span. The numbers don't add up. The national debt is current $9T. The retirement entitlements problem is one where we're short $60T. Like it or not, something's gonna give.

54 posted on 03/27/2008 11:57:30 AM PDT by Zhang Fei
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