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Old 07-04-2013, 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by JoelJohnson View Post
10,000 "baby boomers" turn 65 EVERY day! And will for a long time.
When SS was started, the avg life of a man was only 63!
To make SS last all they have to do is raise the full retirement age for anyone under 50 by a year or two.

The biggest problem is Medicare.
Why wait all those years? Why not just an immediate raise of the full retirement age to 69 right now with no early retirement offered? That surely would save money.

Also, no Canadian citizen should be entitled to any Social Security.