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Pretty good answers MA
FrankC — (archived)

You and at least one other mentioned teacher tenure and I agree that it should be ended.

On the SS problem (I just turned 65), I would fully agree with the indexing but for age discrimination. With the exception of some licensed professionals (drs. lawyers, accountants mostly) age discrimination is prevalent.

While I have totally lost my taste for working for others and I have the ability to ply my wares as a consultant, I am healthy enough to work for another X number of years. Nevertheless, if I made that decision, I might have a very difficult time finding a position better than a greeter at Walmart. If we are going to index people up to retirement beyond 65 we will need great advances in cosmetic restoration or some kind of definitive plan for out of work geezers and geezerettes. Perhaps even a draft to utilize the skills of qualified old ones.

Remember, while we are living much longer we aren't looking a hell of a lot better than our parents did at the same age. Gravity sucks.

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