The propaganda campaign to wreck Social Security is right on track

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

1. I can tell you that younger people have been concerned

about Social Security not being there when they retire for at least 50 years now.

I'm 73, and when I was in my early 20s, co-workers would say that Social Security would be long gone before we'd retire. Even then I'd tell them they were nuts, and didn't really understand how SS worked. Interestingly enough, those same co-workers were averse to saving for their own retirement.

And collecting early is a dumb move, because most people will live a fuck of a lot longer than they think they will. I held out until age 70 to collect, and I'm very glad I did. Keep in mind that yearly increases, when they occur, are a percentage, and so the more you start out with, the more it will increase over time, especially compared to the early takers.