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About 20 percent of our workforce is over age 60. At least half of those workers could (and probably would) retire TODAY if they could have MEDICAL BENEFITS.
That's 10 percent.
Our nationwide unemployment rate is 7.8 percent.
Do the math.
Retirement: The ultimate "Jobs" program.
More retirees? More available Jobs.
More Jobs? More spenders.
More spenders? More demand.
More demand? More Jobs. Broader Tax Base.
Broader tax base? Better funding for a balanced Federal budget.
Face it, Congress! Spending cuts don't work!
This will!
We could do this easily. All we'd have to do is DEMAND that congress STRENGTHEN (not weaken) Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid; The EARNED BENEFITS that bankster/thieves like to call "Entitlements".
These programs exist for all of us.
We all get old...IF we're lucky.
Who else should we be fighting for?
Like I said: Retirement security helps EVERYONE.
Comments (8)
wysiwig
This makes perfect sense. That's why it will never happen.
brigadier
Wait! You're expecting a politician to make an intelligent decision?
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Tommy3D
It is clear that you put a lot of thought into this post. Your solution is sound and so common sense that any reasonable person should embrace it. I commend you for your lovely image and message, and could not agree more. Now THIS is dialog not the usual "attack AD" implying that all republicans are evil or stupid. I would like to mend fences and engage in reasonable dialog with you. This olive branch is offered in public because I criticized you in public, only fair. The highest rating possible, 5+ Have a great day!!
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Gladly! It's not Republicans that I truly have a problem with. I've spoken to many who,like yourself embrace what I think are reasonable positions. It's the Republican Party. But I stand undaunted to hear any fact-based ideas, whether in accord or opposition. Besides, I think Ike was one of the best Presidents EVER.
kawecki
No more jobs. Those over age 60 know how to do the work, the young do not, but Chinese yes do it.
ipaprime
there is 1 minor problem with your argument. you left out the part where our social security taxes would have to go up to cover the new retirees as that system right now is on an equal revenue flow, i.e. as much as comes in goes out
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Social security is 100% solvent as it is until 2037. By then most of the people you're worried about will no longer be part of the equation. Besides those on social security will STILL pay income taxes. PLUS the increased taxable earnings of those who have taken their place will more than offset any potential shortfall BEFORE those younger earners are ready to retire. Bear in mind that within five or so years the "baby boomer" problem "Maxxes out". At that point we are STILL at or only slightly past "even flow". After that the ratio starts to swing back towards the fund's favor. If we were only to remove the salary cap on Social Security, NONE of this would matter anyway.