--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Social Security retirement age is being increased > very gradually. Too > gradually, if you ask me -- I'll theoretically be > able to collect full > benefits at 67, rather than 65. Of course, that'll > be before 2050. I > think that in order to keep the system running, > retirement age for me > ought to be more like 70. > > Julia
If only more people were so selfless... On a more optimistic note, looking at demographic statistics that project future lifespans is quite shocking as well (although it is very, very strange to be reading papers where "pessimistic projections" are ones that involve people living _longer_ lives). But it's quite stunning to read stuff that suggests that someone of my age can (they predict), barring revolutionary medical advances, expect to live another 70 or so years, on average. ===== Gautam Mukunda [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Freedom is not free" http://www.mukunda.blogspot.com __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
