[irishtenor]

By the tenor of your post, you act as if you DIDN’T want to be a part of the great socialist exchange that is there to BENEFIT you.

[Thom Pain]

To be clear I intend to work as long as I can (I really enjoy my work & the people I work with) and I am in good health. I would like to have nothing to do with Medicare if I could, but I don't want the bastards to screw me on a technicality because I did't fill out form 67-Bx*6J, subpart 6453-Gfu7^2 exactly 23 days and 41 minutes before the first full moon after the 2nd anniversary of my second to last breakfast after the midpoint between my 64^th birthday and Hannukah...

I hope to keep my company health plan, but I don't want to get snookered. I plan to defer collecting SSN until age 70. My retirement $$ are probably woefully inadequate for full retirement before age 98 (and then probably only if I promise to die by age 99)