"Michael Johnson" <cds@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> Dwight, do you really think 20,000,000 Mexicans earning minimum wage are
> going to make a dent in the tab the boomers are going to rack up? We
need
> 20,000,000 phDs earning $250k per year just pay for the Geritol supply.
Michael, I fully expect to die one day.
It could be today, it could be another forty years, but one day I am going
to die. I never thought I'd see 80, but if I make it to 72, I'll consider
myself on Bonus Time.
And I never expected the Gov'mint to take care of me, either. Frankly,
being
solidly middle class, I think it's up to me to do that. Gov'mint
assistance
is for those who need it.
And somewhere around my 45th birthday, I came to the realization that
there
would be no Social Security benefits there for me when I retired. I don't
believe in fiscal shell games. My official retirement age was bumped to
67,
and I expect it'll be bumped again (70?). But by the time I get there,
I'll
find out that I don't qualify (Catch 22).
Social Security was a great idea in its day, but it's a program that
really
shouldn't exist, especially on the grand scale it has become. Hell, given
today's life expectancies, benefits shouldn't even kick in until we reach
the age of 75 now. The single biggest reason that the system is bankrupt
(aside from the fact that all of the money was stolen) is that we still
pretend that retirement age should be 65 (or 62 for those of us who can).
dwight
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