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Originally Posted by BlackCrayon
the government being as corrupt as it is has bankrupted social security. they keep raising it hoping people die before even retiring so they never have to pay out anything.
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When social security was first established the average person lived for 18 months after retirement and the retirement age was 65. For some people in a certain age bracket the retirement age is now 67 but the average person lives well into their 70's...so at some point it will be raised again.