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Social Security & Medicare

PETRUS

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13. Today vs 1935

Reply to customerserviceguy (Reply #12)

Fri Mar 22, 2013, 09:11 AM

Mar 2013

Output per worker has increased substantially; we are a much wealthier nation than we were in the '30s and can afford more generous public pensions and more leisure time (this could mean earlier retirement). Your idea is simply unnecessary - not to mention it would increase administrative costs which could consume much of the "savings" - and introduces further divisions in our society, which I regard as undesirable in general and tends to undermine support for universal public programs.

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The Social Security retirement age: Who’s really living longer? [View all] Teamster Jeff Mar 2013 OP

One of the things I've advocated here customerserviceguy Mar 2013 #1

Another consideration could also be on the job injuries ProgressiveProfessor Mar 2013 #2

That's where the worker's comp records would come in customerserviceguy Mar 2013 #5

People who do a lot of desk work get a lot of back, skeleton and repetitive JDPriestly Mar 2013 #4

If so customerserviceguy Mar 2013 #6

No. It does not fully show up in worker's comp statistics. JDPriestly Mar 2013 #9

Couldn't that be said about all kinds of occupations? customerserviceguy Mar 2013 #11

65 is more realistic than 67 for most people and most professions. JDPriestly Mar 2013 #15

Agreed, but isn't that toothpaste out of the tube? customerserviceguy Mar 2013 #19

... PETRUS Mar 2013 #7

And 50 is ridiculous customerserviceguy Mar 2013 #12

Today vs 1935 PETRUS Mar 2013 #13

We got the benefit of increased productivity customerserviceguy Mar 2013 #14

Nonsense PETRUS Mar 2013 #16

Resources? Economist Dean Baker will be covering that in the SSD blogathon @Daily KOS next week FogerRox Mar 2013 #17

At this event our Madfloridian will be talking... midnight Mar 2013 #18

Is there a chart on disability by. age? Downwinder Mar 2013 #3

You're talking averages with these charts, which will be... TreasonousBastard Mar 2013 #8

Rec #5, Very important point that is not that well known. FogerRox Mar 2013 #10