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Sherman A1

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4. I would lower the age for full benefits

Reply to exboyfil (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 05:37 AM

Dec 2012

to 60 with 55 for early retirement with Medicare included. Doing so would most likely encourage some folks to retire freeing up jobs for the next generation. Some would retire, some cut back, others look at second careers.

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Don't Cut Social Security -- Double It [View all] xchrom Dec 2012 OP

That's exactly what ought to be done. Increase benefits since the money sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #1

Not double it exboyfil Dec 2012 #2

I would lower the age for full benefits Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #4

Hear. Hear. We paid into Social Security all of our life. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #3

There are many who are trying to live on $616 ss benefit per month. Could you? MrYikes Dec 2012 #5

And just where would the money come from to do that? customerserviceguy Dec 2012 #6

How about.... Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #8

And when you eliminate the cap on wages taxed customerserviceguy Dec 2012 #9

Exactly buzzroller Dec 2012 #7

Take away deductibility of retirement plan contributions customerserviceguy Dec 2012 #10

But buzzroller Dec 2012 #13

Exactly, people with 401k's and IRA's would rather trust the government SS system hughee99 Dec 2012 #11

You should know buzzroller Dec 2012 #14

I do know. I have an IRA, a 401K and pay into SS. hughee99 Dec 2012 #16

It'd be good for the economy, too. Octafish Dec 2012 #12

+1, nt. Mc Mike Dec 2012 #15