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Cleita

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25. I'm all for it.

Tue May 22, 2012, 10:39 PM

May 2012

I think people should be able to retire, while they still have their health and stamina to follow a dream, perhaps launch a new career or even to volunteer at something they like doing.

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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