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In reply to the discussion: I am almost 50 years old. i have been paying into Social Security since days after turning 14 [View all]doc03
(35,296 posts)2. Same here I am 64 and retired, if I didn't have an
employer pension I couldn't stay in my home with my SS income. Put whatever you can in
a Roth IRA or 401k.
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I am almost 50 years old. i have been paying into Social Security since days after turning 14 [View all]
RomneyLies
Nov 2012
OP
Not only that. I didn't believe that a party who'd cut for younger would leave current beneficiaries
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#18
cutting benefits for younger folks while leaving them for older folks is the same 'two-tier' crap
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#27
Yup, I just crossed the 50 yr marker. Started working at 11 yrs old as a golf caddy.
riderinthestorm
Nov 2012
#4
The poster in the OP would have been 18 yrs old. Most teens aren't paying attention to retirement
riderinthestorm
Nov 2012
#11
WHAT? A deal *now*, while "we" (who is this "we"?) have leverage? If you mean soon to be
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#35
Let's assume, for the sake of argument, that the answer to your question is "nothing".
maui902
Nov 2012
#50
i propose not making deals with terrorists and telling the world they're terrorists.
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#70
Nonsense. There are no financial problems with SocSec that can't be fixed by raising the cap
eridani
Nov 2012
#49
And when you have people working into their seventies because they can't afford to retire
Fumesucker
Nov 2012
#22
No, that's not the problem. It doesn't matter how many workers support how many retirees, it
HiPointDem
Nov 2012
#36
Reagan cut SS when he signed the Bill to tax 50% of SS benefits. Clinton cut SS more when he signed
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#39
You're right, it doesn't. But that doesn't negate the fact that Reagan and Clinton reduced SS
AnotherMcIntosh
Nov 2012
#64
Benefits should be raised, first of all because those who paid into SS and are currently elegible
sabrina 1
Nov 2012
#33
It's been so long I almost forgot my grandparents who didn't have Medicare
mountain grammy
Nov 2012
#55
I turned 59 two weeks ago. I've paid into Social Security since I was 17.
magical thyme
Nov 2012
#65
I'm with ya ....ANY politician in favor of cuts in Social Security and Medicare
lovuian
Nov 2012
#68