Originally Posted by
Andy
You've gone to stage 3, bargaining. When I opposed 65, my stage 3 was asking for a phased in approach where the retirement age moved up by 3-6 months every year. I wrote to a ton of politicians asking them to consider doing so for safety reasons. It didn't happen and neither will stricter medical standards.
You may want to fully think out your bargaining ideas before posting. Your suggestion would result in much higher monthly LTD premiums for those that pass their physicals.
I fully support a stricter medical. I have LTD coverage, so that sounds awesome to me. I'd like to collect LTD until retirement age.
It’s not bargaining, just a question. This is political and will either happen or not regardless of what we think. In Washington, kicking the can down the road to another election cycle is always the best solution. Increasing the age will do nothing to address the pilot shortage in the long term. Many of those in favor have used other countries as examples when raising to age 65, 67 now, and then something new next time. I’m just asking if they’re also willing to accept their medical standards as well.