In France, there were massive protests and dissension that threatened to change the party in power, because they raised the retirement age from 62 to 64. (I bel

In France, there were massive protests and dissension that threatened to change the party in power, because they raised the retirement age from 62 to 64. (I believe they did raise it nonetheless). The age at which you get a government benefit sufficient for many people to live comfortably. In the USA, they keep raising the social security age, doing it so only effects future people who reach it -- currently I believe it is 67. They (republican-backed proposals in congress) are currently talking about pushing it to 70. And will only give you enough to live very precariously and thriftily anyway. (They're also talking about pushing back medicare eligibility age). The USA is really not a great place to live unless you are very wealthy. But HN definitely has a higher percentage of very wealthy people than the population at large.