Raising the retirement is fine by me. People live longer. I'd rather see the cap on payroll taxes lifted. But this works. Make the fuckers work longer. That'll be a partial payment for how they've fucked people my age with all the debt that's been run up in the last 30 years. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
I'm okay with raising the retirement age. I don't feel strongly about it one way or another. I think lifting the payroll cap -- or, better yet, throwing out the current structure and replacing it with a new set of brackets -- is the better policy, if only because I think a push for a much more progressive tax code is absolutely necessary. Conservatives want live babies so they can raise them to be dead soldiers. - George Carlin
I have worked hard, I have kept people employed and insured, I have had years where I didn't have to worry and years where next month's rent wasn't secure (jeez, only 16 day left for the next one...). At some point, re-selling things on eBay is all that I am going to be able to do. I figured I could go to 67.5 and get the highest Social Security payment before retiring. So, how long do you want me to work? You want to send me computer keyboards to clean for my chowder, or maybe I could adjust the voltage and clean the spokes on your electric bicycle sir?
I know that setting an age seems like it is an arbitrary number. But I would like to relax at some point. Therefore, I like the idea of lifting the payroll cap. And as silly as it sounds, I like the idea of having a hole in the scheme, as I have heard it talked about. I remember when it was a nice reward to get over that boundary for a month or two and make a little extra. Then, when I get to the 200k point, let it kick back in again. But let me retire while I can still pedal up the hill to enjoy the sites. Never underestimate their intelligence, always underestimate their knowledge.
Frank Delaney ~ Ireland
