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From the American Independent:
"Republican Rep. Rick Allen of Georgia said on Jan. 12 that the way to handle problems with Social Security and to increase wealth is for people to work longer and retire later."
Translation: he wants to up the age when you can start taking Social Security.
Seriously?
There's nothing in the Social Security system that says you *have* to retire. You can keep on working as long as you like. Social Security *allows* you to be better able to retire but it doesn't force you to stop working. I doubt that anyone could live on Social Security alone but it makes it easier to retire.
But making sure people _have_ to keep working until they die... well that's a Republican goal.
"Republican Rep. Rick Allen of Georgia said on Jan. 12 that the way to handle problems with Social Security and to increase wealth is for people to work longer and retire later."
Translation: he wants to up the age when you can start taking Social Security.
Seriously?
There's nothing in the Social Security system that says you *have* to retire. You can keep on working as long as you like. Social Security *allows* you to be better able to retire but it doesn't force you to stop working. I doubt that anyone could live on Social Security alone but it makes it easier to retire.
But making sure people _have_ to keep working until they die... well that's a Republican goal.
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