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Kick for the jobless. CK_John Feb 2014 #1
We won't have a nominee then... former9thward Feb 2014 #2
By then it will be the self evident solution. I'm worried Mitt will advocate it. CK_John Feb 2014 #3
Still flogging this? It ain't gonna happen. Throd Feb 2014 #4
It has to happen. CK_John Feb 2014 #7
I've seen you state your case several times, but I still don't see any merit. Throd Feb 2014 #9
You have the POTUS begging corp to hire long term unemployed, you have million going homeless CK_John Feb 2014 #10
OK - that covers the why leftynyc Feb 2014 #40
Would probably have to lift the cap and madville Feb 2014 #5
Triple wouldn't do it. joeglow3 Feb 2014 #29
So people can become irrelevant in this society earlier? frazzled Feb 2014 #6
We have millions begging the senate to renew jobless benefits why not give them a respectable CK_John Feb 2014 #8
Simple solution...keep working if you please. TheKentuckian Feb 2014 #11
Not so easy: when you redefine "retirement age" down ... frazzled Feb 2014 #12
That is already the way it is because 50 year olds have experience, obligations, and time in TheKentuckian Feb 2014 #32
May I ask how old you are? frazzled Feb 2014 #33
You may ask. I don't think 60 is ancient or anything, it seems right around the corner. TheKentuckian Feb 2014 #42
Will be 74 next month. CK_John Feb 2014 #44
So what? What you're argument boils down to "fuck the people already down, Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #14
Not what I said, Thugmeister frazzled Feb 2014 #22
No one is going to advocate that. RB TexLa Feb 2014 #13
That is the most incredibly stupid thing I've ever read on DU. Coyotl Feb 2014 #15
Then you were not here to see the poo-savers. AngryAmish Feb 2014 #16
That's actually a good idea Coyotl Feb 2014 #18
"And everyone would save their poo for collection." name not needed Feb 2014 #20
LOL ... great gif! Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #35
I have cataract surgery Fri morning but your vision is a lot worse. CK_John Feb 2014 #17
I don't agree with your political prediction, but TOTALLY agree with LOWERING Social Security age Matariki Feb 2014 #19
Pass the idea along to your Congress critters and to your favorite talking head. Let know CK_John Feb 2014 #21
Here's a clue: NOBODY will advocate lowering retirement to 50... brooklynite Feb 2014 #23
Because Mitt might or another GOP candidate who knows it is needed and needs to happen. CK_John Feb 2014 #25
1) Mitt's not running...2) what shred of analysis tells you a Republican would advocate this? brooklynite Feb 2014 #28
They want to win. CK_John Feb 2014 #45
How do we pay for this idea? taught_me_patience Feb 2014 #24
The same way we pay for a dacade of war. Money happens when needed. CK_John Feb 2014 #26
So, borrow from china? joeglow3 Feb 2014 #30
I think the age should be lowered, but not to 50 Renew Deal Feb 2014 #27
Don't let perfection get in the way of the possible. CK_John Feb 2014 #31
I'm actually more in line with between 58 and 62 but TheKentuckian Feb 2014 #34
I think 62 is doable ... again. Wasn't that the age originally ... ? Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2014 #37
Yes, add a bunch of retiress because TPP will displace them from the workforce, right? X_Digger Feb 2014 #36
Boring... CK_John Feb 2014 #46
Yes, your continued flogging of this bullshit is boring. n/t X_Digger Feb 2014 #56
Maybe. Provided we require schools to stop offering math classes in the meantime. lumberjack_jeff Feb 2014 #38
50 is too young. I take it you are still fairly young. SomethingFishy Feb 2014 #39
Being eligible for benefits and mandatory retirement aren't the same thing. TheKentuckian Feb 2014 #43
It would be choice, just it is now and you can also work while on SocSec. CK_John Feb 2014 #47
I predict that nobody will advocate that at all. MineralMan Feb 2014 #41
It will be the self event solution, I would like for us to get out ahead of it.. CK_John Feb 2014 #49
Actually, it's not self-evident at all. MineralMan Feb 2014 #50
If Sen Sanders is a real socialist, he should jump on this. But I fear he is just a gas bag. CK_John Feb 2014 #52
Is that what you fear? C'est pour rire. MineralMan Feb 2014 #53
That will never happen and personally I think 50 is too young. MoonRiver Feb 2014 #48
No, I think that is going in the wrong direction, sadoldgirl Feb 2014 #51
The wrong direction? Productivity is at all time high trending with unemployment. Ed Suspicious Feb 2014 #55
I know it's hopeless but: show me the math Proud Public Servant Feb 2014 #54
Don't expect a cogent answer. X_Digger Feb 2014 #57
How did we pay for over 10 yrs of war. At the national level money is a concept and will appear when CK_John Feb 2014 #60
So the candidate who says Proud Public Servant Feb 2014 #63
That's my opinion, The candidate who brings up reducing SS age to 50yr will win. CK_John Feb 2014 #64
What is the current SS retirement age? DURHAM D Feb 2014 #58
I took SS at 62., 65 for most but months have been aidded in the last couple yrs. CK_John Feb 2014 #61
After two days, you haven't convinced anyone, and nobody's convinced you... brooklynite Feb 2014 #59
I just had cataract surgery this morning and have a new outlook on this problem. CK_John Feb 2014 #62
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