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In reply to the discussion: Bush: Retirement age should be phased in to ’68 or 70’ [View all]bobjacksonk2832
(50 posts)101. God I hate this guy even more than his brother
If these RW jerks had their way, the retirement age would be raised to 80. Or worse, we wouldn't even be allowed to retire at all.
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What do you have against the night waitstaff at the Pensacola Denny's?
Jackpine Radical
Jun 2015
#81
it hasn't been 65 for years - he should do a bit of basic research before offering solutions to the
DrDan
May 2015
#3
He must have missed when Democrats and Republicans worked together to raise it last time. n/t
PoliticAverse
May 2015
#8
well . . he has had his hands full fixing elections, cleaning up his wifes smuggling activities,
DrDan
May 2015
#11
Yep, I had to wait until age 66...and my sister will have to wait until age 67. The curse
libdem4life
May 2015
#16
So you must have been the first group. I just looked for mine and my sister's. So it's at least
libdem4life
Jun 2015
#91
I opted to wait, because at the time, it was the only pension I was going to have. Now I'm having
libdem4life
Jun 2015
#92
My thoughts exactly. I work for a company that targets employees for layoff once they hit 55!
beaglelover
May 2015
#37
This would keep people working longer, shrinking the job pool for young people.
octoberlib
May 2015
#12
Cons are salivating over the prospect of old, desperate and hungry people to hire as cheap labor.
B Calm
May 2015
#18
It should be expanded to 50yrs of age to offset the lack of jobs due to technology.
CK_John
May 2015
#14
I can imagine! I sanded hardwood floors for one year in my 20's and my back was never the same.
arcane1
May 2015
#33
They'll have to get minimum-wage, which won't go up because those are "summer-teenager" jobs.
arcane1
May 2015
#34
I hate the use of the lie that the retirement age is 65 (which would be too high too).
TheKentuckian
May 2015
#29
Nox don't buy it for a second but ignorance is a curable conditions, I correct the lie every time.
TheKentuckian
Jun 2015
#66
Too bad Jeb didn't retire decades ago and leave the rest of us the fuck alone! And congressional
RKP5637
May 2015
#31
I'm 66, which is "full retierement benefit" age, but my benefits max out at 70.
NBachers
May 2015
#57
Rich fucks like Jeb Bush have no idea of the hell working americans go through
workinclasszero
Jun 2015
#86
I'm close to your age and I remember hearing the same thing about 40 years ago.
raccoon
Jun 2015
#74
Says an entitled asshole who has never done any real work in his life. Fuck them. Fuck them all.
CBGLuthier
Jun 2015
#75
How about we - just raise the cap? This is not a difficult problem. Except for republicans who
MillennialDem
Jun 2015
#76
I thank the Congress who had the courage to reform Social Security. It raised the full retirement
Thinkingabout
Jun 2015
#79
I did lots of warehouse type work as a young man, loading and unloading trucks...
hunter
Jun 2015
#93
He's such a POS. Democrats should hammer. The age should being going DOWN, not up
themaguffin
Jun 2015
#94