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In reply to the discussion: Stop it, stop saying Social Security needs reform, you are a Democrat, right? [View all]graham4anything
(11,464 posts)My post asked why a 20 or 30 year old (IF they could grandfather anyone say 45 and older) should expect a lifetime later that all numbers stay the same
When FDR did not mandate all the numbers being the same, nor the retirement age.
People live longer.
A 20 year old in 2013 will live longer than a 20 year old in 1950.
Why should a 20 or 30(or younger) think they should ride a wave from decades ago.
People over 60 would all be grandfathered in, so no one would be able to say any of these reported numbers would affect them.
And I will edit the post I made to say Those not in the armed forces, though all of them volunteered to be there for whatever reason including some of the best benefits.
There is NO draft and 99% of the country does not volunteer. It is those I was referring to.
I shall edit to indicate NON-volunteers to the US armed forces.