Why Not Change Social Security/Medicare Eligibility To 75 or 80? Save A Lot Of Money.

[TheMastersNemesis]

Why stop at 67 for eligibility? If you want to save money you can eliminate an awful lot of people. And why not make you not eligible for these programs if you have a 401k worth $200,000 or some set value?

The GOP can pick any number it wants. I do not hear any outrage so seniors who like Trump are OK with that.

[pangaia]

1. hey, don't give them any ideas...

[milestogo]

2. We should all be working till 75 or 80 anyway.

(Even though its damn near impossible to get a job once you're 55.)

[Warpy]

3. Or keep it as a reward for people who turn 100

or make them go out with brooms to sweep sidewalks and streets to earn it?

Those heartless bastards are capable of any cruelty.

[Rollo]

5. Like the babushkas in Moscow...

We are rapidly approaching the New American Serf Nation, courtesy of Donald Putrump.

[Alice11111]

4. Because most people would be Dead if they work that long

...if the Republicans could do it, they would. Paul Ryan's and MMs best dream. Of course, they have the best insurance for life, retirement, massive days off, and they are wealthy anyway. For the workers, let them eat cake.

[Rollo]

6. Because dead people no longer collect SS or need Medicare...

[brush]

7. Don't think they're not working on it as we speak. Many people don't reach 75 or 80.

That just means more money in the Social Security fund for their Wall Street clients to churn for unearned fees when they privatize it.

[Doreen]

8. With no health care people will die early

and never make it to 67 so for them to say 75 or 80 would be perfect. Maybe they should just line us disabled people up and shoot us then they will never have to give Soc-Sec to us.

[Xolodno]

9. Sadly, that is the history of Social Security.

It was on the rare side that someone made it to 60. And if they did, they really couldn't work and were essentially a financial burden on the remaining family (hence the phrase to take grandpa to the backside of the barn.....while carrying a gun). Social Security ended that.

FDR probably intended to lower the age further and institute a real retirement package, hell, that's what he set up Europe and Japan for during their rebuilding. But he died before that could happen and leaders afterwards didn't push for it, as Social Security, although just a minor token, satisfied many. Plus at the time, government pressure for pensions was high, so it also satisfied a portion of the population. Now...very few companies offer pensions and those that do have switched to defined contribution. Most push 401k's and although start with a large matching contribution...in time chisel it away for newer employee's.

Were slowly going back to pre New Deal era and too many are applauding it.

[Alice11111]

10. This is depressing, but true!

We need to face what they really want. Work them úntil they die.