Originally Posted by
El Peso
It is interesting that in France there are massive protests underway because the retirement age is being changed from 62 to 64. Meanwhile here in the states we have people wanting to work until death it seems. The dichotomy is fascinating.
People like to stick their heads in the ground. I live in IL, the home of voters and politicians sticking their heads in the ground. The retirement age in France needed to increase to help save the system. Macron rammed it through no doubt, but for me, it was refreshing to see a politician with the courage to do what needed to be done. US politicians keep punting on SS and Medicare. The funding solutions will get more painful with each passing year. It’d be best (and least painful) to tackle it now, but no one has the political courage to do it. They’ll wait until the last minute and it’ll hurt. JMO.