Should the Government Raise the Retirement Age?
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The Importance of Lower Retirement Ages
Both agree that people of higher means should be contributing more and receiving fewer benefits because they don't really need it. Age discrimination is not an easy issue as if the rules are too strict, they ironically can worsen it - there's no room to offer different types of jobs. Mark: If I'm thinking about what's the best way to boost benefits to the bottom, the number one would be for bulate need it. Number two would be something that's flat dollar across the board. Number three would be a flat percentage. Maybe the worst one would be here's a policy that raises benefits across the board for everybody, no matter how rich you are,. unless you're disabled or a widow
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