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kerrygoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 03:20 PM Original message |
John Kerry on GOP Proposal to Raise Retirement Age |
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zoeb (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 03:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. It's a trial balloon |
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eyesroll (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 03:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. Is there an actuarial reason the retirement age is 65-67? |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 04:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. I am an actuary - IMHO the only reason for 65 was that it was the best we |
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AuntiBush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 06:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Wasn't the age lifted under REAGAN, if I recall... |
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phillysuse (683 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 09:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
9. The retirement age of 65 comes from 1870, Bismarck in Germany |
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Warren Stupidity (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 10:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Cripes - there are not a lot of good jobs for men and women in their 60s. |
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kerrygoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 03:43 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. No kidding! it's tough out there! N/T |
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indepat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 03:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. Sorry, John, but the lock box has already been offloaded into the coffers |
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earth mom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 04:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. I wonder if we can sue these bastards in office over this? |
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bvar22 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 04:50 PM Response to Original message |
6. Will a Democrat come out in public and say it?? |
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kerrygoddess (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Jun-15-05 04:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. LOL! |
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sadiesworld (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 06:28 AM Response to Reply #6 |
12. Apparently not. |
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OneTwentyoNine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jun-16-05 07:07 AM Response to Original message |
13. Fine,raise the age,then raise the SS pay-in cut-off to 10 MILLION... |
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