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In reply to the discussion: Entrepreneurship takes a big jump at age 65. Guess Why? [View all]mwooldri
(10,299 posts)28. If I could be assured of health care for me and my family...
... then I would take that route. Right now it is working in a specific job. If it wasn't tied to my job, I'd consider an own business, scaling back my regular work hours, things like that.
No health care guarantee means I do what I have to do.
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If Republicans can deny Evolution and Global Warming, they can deny this.
JustABozoOnThisBus
Nov 2012
#7
That is me. I'm 58. I'm in essence a serf....tied to my job for ins. coverage.
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#9
Thanks for the advice. Yes, I'm hanging in there. That's why it's so important...
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#16
I suspect that the majority would rather delay taking SS and get more for the rest of their life. nt
jeff47
Nov 2012
#39
Depends on when you were born. I'm of the slice that already had our age raised to 67. n/t
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#65
Also you will note from the story that "entrepreneurship" begins to rise at 55,
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#64
I've been saying this for years. The #1 barrier to entrepreneurship is lack of health insurance.
yardwork
Nov 2012
#20
I don't understand why it isn't obvious to everybody, too. A huge number of people don't get it.
yardwork
Nov 2012
#54
Like I said to a coworker, just imagine a nation where people have free health care, then imagine
Javaman
Nov 2012
#21
A third reason is that by 65ish, people have acquired the skills to strike out on their own
Kber
Nov 2012
#25
"... We were concerned about other confounding factors that might lead to shifts in
jtuck004
Nov 2012
#35
I've long said that tying health insurance to a company undermines entrepreneurship
RainDog
Nov 2012
#43
How to MASSIVELY increase entrepreneuship in ALL age groups: Universal Medicare for All !
Faryn Balyncd
Nov 2012
#53
We've been steadily losing ground for 30+ years. Our powerful propaganda machine has
Egalitarian Thug
Nov 2012
#66