When Social Security was started with retirement age of 65, most people died by the time they were 62.
Thanks, Doc! I was just going to hunt for that statistic. A major part of the problem with the SS program is that they did not increase the retirement age as the life expectancy increased.
22 posted on 03/07/2005 10:17:27 AM PST by RebelBanker
(To crush your enemies, see them driven before you, and to hear the lamentation of the women!)