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In reply to the discussion: You Want to Raise the Retirement Age? Walk a Mile In Our Shoes First [View all]eridani
(51,907 posts)13. Life expectancy is dropping for lower income people
Particularly women.
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My dad was an autobody repairman. He was always handling some large piecee of
amandabeech
Nov 2012
#1
So right! We have a good friend, a plumber, who has had to retire early at 62 because his left
CTyankee
Nov 2012
#18
Anyone in a job that requires physical effort should be able to get some sort of help
amandabeech
Nov 2012
#29
Nine hours on a conference call would turn me into a stark, raving lunatic!
greatauntoftriplets
Nov 2012
#52
That's ok, I stole it from some politician during recent discussions about screwing
jtuck004
Nov 2012
#40
Well...the group with the lowest life expectancy in the US are African American men
Bluenorthwest
Nov 2012
#54
+1000. All the profits of our modern society are winding up in Cayman Island tax shelters...
reformist2
Nov 2012
#24
Yeah, I was 4 when he was elected in 1980, but when asked immediately name him as worst president
Salviati
Nov 2012
#65
That's just it...anybody who thinks that way has zero empathy or concern. Their attitude is
forestpath
Nov 2012
#19
We're now seeing life get worse for each new generation of Americans. The "dream" is over. nt
Romulox
Nov 2012
#21
We're a smart country - why can't we have different retirement ages for different types of work?
reformist2
Nov 2012
#23
They want to raise the retirement age all while the corporations are kicking people out younger
liberal N proud
Nov 2012
#26
Todd's just reporting what someone told him. Hint: Todd is not part of the govt.
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#36
You are seeing things through a foggy lens. You are seeing what you want to see.
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#42
Oh, I didnt realize Todd had raised the Medicare elgibility age. He's powerful!
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#50
at one job, I would chat with the janitor in the evening, he explained that his knees
Liberal_in_LA
Nov 2012
#61
And how many people stay in exactly the same line of work their entire lives? n/t
eridani
Nov 2012
#62
I understand the position but I do think some sort of social security & medicare
cecilfirefox
Nov 2012
#66