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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:34 PM Original message |
Maybe We Should Lower SS Retirement Age To 55... Read This... |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. This is no country for old men |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:34 PM Response to Reply #1 |
14. Apparently Not... |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:44 PM Response to Original message |
2. I would love a 55 retirement age |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:48 PM Response to Reply #2 |
3. Employment For The Young (High School/College Grads) Would Skyrocket |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Yes it would |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:52 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Would beat the hell out of the forced retirements |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
31. i'd already be retired... |
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BluDogsRPubs (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:52 PM Response to Original message |
4. If you are under 30 |
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Taverner (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:54 PM Response to Reply #4 |
7. Um - OK |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:17 PM Response to Reply #4 |
13. true - the U.S. has less social mobility than western Europe |
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jtown1123 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:51 AM Response to Reply #13 |
22. It's not so easy to move to another country. How on earth could I get a job elsewhere? |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:00 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. It would be a struggle, but I have known people who did this. Even older workers. |
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RainDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 11:51 AM Response to Reply #22 |
26. you have to acquire skills for jobs that people want |
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dionysus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:01 PM Response to Reply #4 |
16. next time don't lay it on so thick. |
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BluDogsRPubs (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 04:39 AM Response to Reply #16 |
19. Thanks for your input |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
8. I had fairly comfortable well-paid position |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:03 PM Response to Reply #8 |
27. I would like to work when I'm 70 |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 05:59 PM Response to Original message |
9. We 100% need to lower the retirement age. Certainly, raising it will be counter-productive |
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BluDogsRPubs (27 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Lifting the FICA Cap |
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WillyT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:12 PM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Welcome To DU, BluDogsRPubs !!! |
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Romulox (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:07 PM Response to Reply #10 |
28. Nooooo! Rich people might get mad if we did that. |
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Recursion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
12. *If* benefits were tired to not working anymore, it would be a huge stimulus (nt) |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 07:57 PM Response to Original message |
15. If you are between 50 and 55 and were not born rich or robbed the poor to fill your pockets. |
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Octafish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:04 PM Response to Original message |
17. Instead of a gold watch and a pension after 30 years, they get a kick in the teeth and a pink slip. |
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RagAss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon May-23-11 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
18. These criminal bastards only have one thing to fear..... |
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RandomThoughts (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 06:18 AM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Sword of Truth. |
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reggie the dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:48 AM Response to Original message |
21. when i was in my 20's it was hard to find work due to lack of experience |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 09:55 AM Response to Original message |
23. No reason at all that we couldn't lower the retirement age. If we cut the defense budget in half, |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 10:06 AM Response to Original message |
25. Been a lot better if people had unionized and negotiated a 30 & Out retirement when they could have |
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Zorra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
29. If we start a new game we can make our own rules. nt |
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Ganja Ninja (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
30. I retire tomorrow if they changed the age to 55. n/t |
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LiberalEsto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 03:58 PM Response to Original message |
32. Two years, seven months nt |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue May-24-11 04:18 PM Response to Original message |
33. Recommend |
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