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I once calculated that if the same percentage of the population was eligible for Social Security retirement benefit as when the program started under FDR, the r
by AuthorizedCust 7y ago
I once calculated that if the same percentage of the population was eligible for Social Security retirement benefit as when the program started under FDR, the retirement age would be closer to 75.
- naravara 7y agoBeing 75 after a lifetime in an office job versus after a lifetime as a diner waitress are two very different things.
- bluntfang 7y agoyeah the diner waitress probably made more in real dollars back in the 30s.
- badfrog 7y agoWhat's the difference? I can think of lots of advantages for both.
- naravara 7y agoPhysical labor is harder on the body and takes a toll. Retiring at 75 is unreasonable for them, they can’t continue to work like that into their late 60s