Originally Posted by
deltajuliet
A lot of good points and valid observations have been made in this thread. One negative bullet point mentioned that scared me a little bit was increasing retirement to age 67.
Could you please provide a link? Is there any serious push for this? I hear this to nauseum, but I never see any hard evidence. And we all know, the airlines are gonna do what they do best...just skate for another two years, then go "OMG this crisis is a complete surprise and not faaaaair!"
Originally Posted by
ClickClickBoom
One problem, who exactly wants to stay in this pathetic chit show to 67? Talking to UAL guys in their 60s, they can't wait to leave before 65.
Meh, wait til age 65 is under a year away for these guys. Then the excuses start surfacing. "Post 9-11 was reeeeally hard on ME!/I have a kid in school and an ex/My schedule is pretty good and I don't commute/I don't know what I'd do in retirement/Money is tight because of ______, SO I GUESS I'LL STAY." Its surprising how many really do stay. I am surprised at the number riding it out to the bitter end of age 65.