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Corgigal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Aug-18-04 09:55 PM
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17. No one really knows when they will retire
You just think you do. You're one bad car wreck away from finding out. It's called security for a reason and as long as America doesn't fund BS war at the price of a billion a month the money will be there.

Everyone wants to think it won't be there for them because they hate paying it. Really who doesn't? However I don't think a 1st tier country can allow their millions of seniors to be homeless. Think of all the industry that would die and the thousands more out of work if we can't help the seniors. Hospitals, doctors, nursing homes, retirement communities and a bunch of other things that you, personally, need today might not exist without Social Security. That's just a few off the top of my head.

Just plan to live long enough to collect. I wish you luck.
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  -I just realized how screwed our retirement opportunities are Brian_Expat  Aug-18-04 07:33 PM   #0 
  - Welcome to the wonderful world of  DemWitch   Aug-18-04 07:39 PM   #1 
  - Very true  Nimrod   Aug-18-04 07:41 PM   #2 
  - Unfortunately, the rest of the country won't realize for another 10 yrs.  gore-is-my-president   Aug-18-04 07:45 PM   #3 
  - We're already too late.  HypnoToad   Aug-18-04 08:00 PM   #9 
  - honey, I am 47 and I feel the same way  Skittles   Aug-18-04 07:47 PM   #4 
  - plan now...  grasswire   Aug-18-04 07:52 PM   #5 
  - Do others your age see it that way? Is it dire enough to make people  Kanary   Aug-18-04 07:52 PM   #6 
  - Most people in my age group aren't even thinking about it  Brian_Expat   Aug-18-04 07:59 PM   #8 
  - Social Security isn't the problem  mad_as_hell   Aug-18-04 07:58 PM   #7 
  - And p.s.  Randypiper   Aug-18-04 08:23 PM   #10 
  - Actually, in your 20's you're fine.  Lefty Pragmatist   Aug-18-04 08:31 PM   #11 
  - Your retirement is up to you.  Wcross   Aug-18-04 08:35 PM   #12 
  - Real Estate is you only hope...  sventvkg   Aug-18-04 08:58 PM   #13 
  - I really hate to disabuse you.  RevRussel   Aug-18-04 09:40 PM   #16 
  - Hey at least you got a chance I'm 51 I'm totaly Fuc*ed no retirement  lastknowngood   Aug-18-04 09:17 PM   #14 
     - That is the truth  cidliz2004   Aug-18-04 09:38 PM   #15 
        - No one really knows when they will retire  Corgigal   Aug-18-04 09:55 PM   #17 
        - I understand that my deductions are paying for the current retirees  cidliz2004   Aug-18-04 11:15 PM   #18 
        - If the government doesn't have the money  Yupster   Aug-19-04 12:23 AM   #19 
           - Can they go to jail if they lose the law suit?  cidliz2004   Aug-19-04 12:42 AM   #20 
 

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