Boehner, "Raise SS age to 70"

[beachFool]

John Boehner: Raise Social Security Retirement Age to 70 - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

No skin of his nose...the way he smokes he'll be lucky to reach 70 and he has a government pension.

 

[Lake View Too]

The thought that one dime of my taxes might go to pay his fat pension really makes me ill.

 

[futurebeachbum]

John Boehner: Raise Social Security Retirement Age to 70 - Political Hotsheet - CBS News

No skin of his nose...the way he smokes he'll be lucky to reach 70 and he has a government pension.

The Congress can't use Social Security. Its not secure/lucrative enough for them.

 

[TooFarTampa]

Not a fan of the orange-faced man, but I think he is correct. And why not? It's already up to 67-plus for full retirement benefits, and in 20 years - Boehner's timetable -- one would hope we would be healthier and even more advanced than we already are. Our society as it stands is unsustainable and one of the issues is folks drawing Social Security and then living longer and longer and longer ...

Privatization of Social Security I don't agree with. But this makes sense to me. This seems like smart conservatism. (Of course then he went and used the line about "killing an ant with a nuclear weapon" regarding the financial reform bill. Can't win em all.)

 

[DD]

Oh crap. You mean I gotta work for another 13 years?

 

[TooFarTampa]

Oh crap. You mean I gotta work for another 13 years?

Honey, he's talking about 20 yrs from now. You're good.

As for me and 30Ashopper ... hmmm, wonder what he thinks.

 

[DD]

Honey, he's talking about 20 yrs from now. You're good.

As for me and 30Ashopper ... hmmm, wonder what he thinks.

Whew!! Scared me for a minute!! Guess I should have read more carefully!

 

[TooFarTampa]

Whew!! Scared me for a minute!! Guess I should have read more carefully!

Won't be too much longer!

 

[30ashopper]

Honey, he's talking about 20 yrs from now. You're good.

As for me and 30Ashopper ... hmmm, wonder what he thinks.

I agree with you TFT. I think retirement entitlements have to adjust with increases life expectancy. Without adjustments, they aren't self sustaining and cause an increasing financial burden on the young.

 

[poppy]

I agree with you TFT. I think retirement entitlements have to adjust with increases life expectancy. Without adjustments, they aren't self sustaining and cause an increasing financial burden on the young.

I call bs on that one. If you sit on your rear end behind a desk 70 might be an ok retirement age but for some this is a nightmare. Those in fields like construction who perform hard physical labor will have a difficult time making it to 70 without serious health risks. Think of a 70 yr. old man in the hot sun installing a new roof on your home. Once again the repubs are removed from the real world just like the jobs bill they refuse to pass because they feel everyone will take the jobs they claim don't exist because of this administration.