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In reply to the discussion: Question: how would you feel if they raised the minimum age of Social Security or Medicare? [View all]Warpy
(114,650 posts)Those fucking desk jockeys have no clue in the world what toll physical work, whether as a lineman, cop, nurse, paver, waitress, or any other of the jobs that need our bodies to do them takes on those bodies.
Those assholes think an hour on the squash court keeps them in shape. They have no clue that kind of activity for eight or more hours a day will wreck their bodies completely.
It makes NO SENSE to raise the age. A much better case can be made for LOWERING it, with half benefits due at 55 to be eked out by easier jobs like gas station cashier until 65, when full bennies are due.
People who do physical work for a living have NOT seen an increase in their overall life expectancy, Mr. Desk Jockey. Only the soft pink men who work in air conditioned comfort and are lavished with the best food and medical care have seen that increase.
Asshole.