Why shouldn't Social Security age be raised for future generations?

[Carolina]

137. Bodies wear out!

PERIOD.

Like it or not, even with cushy desk jobs, deterioration of function happens. Degenerative joint disease also known as osteoarthritis happens, so that by age 50, a large percentage of people have some degree of joint pain somewhere! If a person has labored as in manual labor (farming, mining, construction, policing, some health care, etc) throughout their working years, the wear and tear is worse or more accelerated. Also, at middle age, even those who are generally healthy and may have had good/normal blood pressure, will develop slight lability where the pressure readings may inch up into the "need medication" range. It is because of vascular changes that simply happen with age. PERIOD.

My sister has had some serious health issues that forced her to retire last spring at age 63. A social worker, she had worked fulltime since 1974 or for 38 years! She had paid her dues so to speak, yet she gets only a portion of what she'd have gotten had she worked another 3 years... ridiculous. But those fuckers with good gov't healthcare and pensions in Washington want to raise the retirement age until we die!

I could go on and on, but the bottom line is that while you may have 100 year old Senators who have their peeps to do the heavy lifting (a la Strom Thurmond), you won't have 100 year old maids.