Work longer? Seriously?

[malada]

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.

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[dewline]

And Canadian Conservatives as well, I suspect.

I worry about their thinking about the Canada Pension Plan.

[matrixmann]

Overall - someone told this guy that in America a form of guaranteed social security/pension in old age doesn't exist anyway? That you've got to have some spare cash in order to save for retirement or invest it into stuff that will feed you if you retire from your job?

America is so famous worldwide for not having that and for only making it possible for its upper class to even think about stopping to work someday...

So, when are US workers paid with just minimum wage supposed to retire? 20 years after their death?

[dewline]

At exactly that point.

[siliconshaman]

and The Tories over here as well... actually, I think it's part of the 'Conservative/authoritarian-right' mind set.

[dewline]

Agreed.