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In the discussion thread: We need to propose bold ideas like reducing SocSec to age 50. [View all]

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Wed May 23, 2012, 02:11 AM

CTyankee (35,047 posts)

50. OMG, that sounds like the least likely program I would want to watch.

Not at all my cup of tea...but, thanks, for the information!

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55 replies	Author	Time	Post
We need to propose bold ideas like reducing SocSec to age 50. [View all]	CK_John	May 2012	OP
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
Doesn't matter	annabanana	May 2012	#14
I don't know about american pickers. What is that? It's interesting to me...	CTyankee	May 2012	#15
TV show on the History Channel	annabanana	May 2012	#19
OMG, that sounds like the least likely program I would want to watch.	CTyankee	May 2012	#50
Or watch Pawn Stars.	limpyhobbler	May 2012	#33
The problem I see is that jobs will never come back for 50+ group.	CK_John	May 2012	#17
No college out of high school for a cohort of people born in 5 birth years?	karynnj	May 2012	#53
Hey, it's not like the other side starts with realistic opening bids. n/t	gkhouston	May 2012	#35
Yep, agree! No offense meant to Obama at all, but the US is stuck in	RKP5637	May 2012	#2
We need to replace every interstate bridge over 25YR before they	CK_John	May 2012	#4
Yep, agree! The problem with the dems is they are too cautions, too	RKP5637	May 2012	#8
Europe isn't all bad, just some of the southermost countriesl Certainly not the north.	CTyankee	May 2012	#16
We need to change the financial model so desperately for the US,	RKP5637	May 2012	#18
And Medicare For All.	muntrv	May 2012	#3
Put it out there on the table and meld it with new plan for next year.	CK_John	May 2012	#5
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
Corporations are hoarding 2.5 trillion their % of SS should be increased	xtraxritical	May 2012	#29
SS was never intended to be more than a supplement to a real retirement pension	NNN0LHI	May 2012	#7
I spent decades working very hard and have no pension, just a meaningless	RKP5637	May 2012	#9
Irrelevant	DavidDvorkin	May 2012	#10
Exactly. Pensions and healthcare should not be tied to employment.	SunSeeker	May 2012	#27
+1 for a "a true national pension"	limpyhobbler	May 2012	#41
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
I think that negotiations from the administration have been lackluster.	NCTraveler	May 2012	#11
Get a strong Democratic majority in Congress and the President will be FDR's clone!	xtraxritical	May 2012	#30
I am not looking for FDRs clone. nt.	NCTraveler	May 2012	#34
What makes you think that? Has he given some indication	limpyhobbler	May 2012	#36
With a 100 Dem Senators and 435 Dems in congress, we still wouldn't see FDR's clone.	hughee99	May 2012	#43
hell yeah	RobertEarl	May 2012	#20
Medicare for all would be an even better/bolder idea.	TrollBuster9090	May 2012	#21
K&R....n/t	unkachuck	May 2012	#22
Start reducing the eligibility age for Medicare.	tinrobot	May 2012	#23
I'm all for it.	Cleita	May 2012	#25
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
My point in saying what I would do was to illustrate I disagree with the idea	Godhumor	May 2012	#47
Fuckin Hey! Where on Earth do people quit working at 50???	NYC_SKP	May 2012	#39
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
Really? Why not 40? Or 45?	NYC_SKP	May 2012	#37
I travel.	Go Vols	May 2012	#40
So you're a consumer, not a producer or a leaver of the the world in a better place.	NYC_SKP	May 2012	#42
I am a consumer and producer.	Go Vols	May 2012	#46
Many unemployed over 50 find it impossible to find a job.	ErikJ	May 2012	#52
Retire with 20 years of service	Go Vols	May 2012	#38
You can't live on social security, especially after they deduct your Medicare B and you pay for D.	FarCenter	May 2012	#44
Somehow I agree.	limpyhobbler	May 2012	#45
Rec'd, and doubling the payout	just1voice	May 2012	#49
It would almost wipe out the 25% unemployment rate of youth.	ErikJ	May 2012	#51

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