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In reply to the discussion: We need to propose bold ideas like reducing SocSec to age 50. [View all]tinrobot
(10,893 posts)23. Start reducing the eligibility age for Medicare.
Lower the age by 5 years every year until everyone is covered.
That'll give health insurance companies a decade to find other work.
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Agreed. That's the best way to compromise. Aim high, settle for what you really wanted. nt
Comrade_McKenzie
May 2012
#1
Yep, but I doubt if that would be a realistic opening bid. Do you really think so?
CTyankee
May 2012
#13
Europe isn't all bad, just some of the southermost countriesl Certainly not the north.
CTyankee
May 2012
#16
Yes, and the Dems silenced that idea for the second time under Obama :( n/t
slipslidingaway
May 2012
#24
AFL-CIO has proposed something similar, removing the cap and increasing the payments. We have to
freshwest
May 2012
#6
It is not clear if you agree with the OP or not. Do you support SS or not?
rhett o rick
May 2012
#12
SS lifted the MAJORITY of seniors out of poverty. The problem is that it used to tax 85% of all wage
Vincardog
May 2012
#55
Get a strong Democratic majority in Congress and the President will be FDR's clone!
xtraxritical
May 2012
#30
With a 100 Dem Senators and 435 Dems in congress, we still wouldn't see FDR's clone.
hughee99
May 2012
#43
Time to resurrect Sen. George McGovern's idea for a Guranteed Annual Income for
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#26
Sorry, peak earning years are the 50s. I fully intend to take advantage of that fact
Godhumor
May 2012
#28
There is no requirement that you start receiving SS at any age, although
coalition_unwilling
May 2012
#32
Absolutely agree. The way I see it, the fifties are when you prepare for your golden years
Godhumor
May 2012
#48
There would be such a huge reduction in social security you would have to be wealthy anyway.
dkf
May 2012
#31
First you are counting on the lack of age discrimination. If you have a job at 50
CK_John
May 2012
#54
So you're a consumer, not a producer or a leaver of the the world in a better place.
NYC_SKP
May 2012
#42