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Posted by Myles B Brandt on 2 June 2010
Tags:
Retirement,
Social Security
How high can or should the retirement age go, and should it be tied to increases in life expectancy? What will changes in retirement patterns mean for the United States, compared with Western Europe?
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Posted by Myles Brandt on 13 May 2009
Tags:
Social Security,
Medicare,
Retirement Planning
You may have heard in the news recently that the unemployment caused by the recession is draining the funds of both Social Security and Medicare. Less people employed means less withholding being paid into the funds. The fact that these government programs may become insolvent highlights the need for retirement planning at every age in life. The New York Times has a good article detailing the troubles of Social Security and Medicare: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/13/us/politics/13health.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=Social%20Security&st=cse
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