67,68, or even 70
 

Watch CNBC with Phil LeBeau saying serious discussions about raising retirement to 67. 68, or even 70.
Said people are living longer in better health. This getting crazy. I'm sure some senior guys with lots of toy payments and 4 alimony payments might jump at it but this is getting to be ridiculous.:mad:

I’d like 67 personally. But that’s me.

Flew with a CA who asked everyone he saw if they’d heard anything about age 67 happening. Proceeded to spend 3 days telling me how good it would be for me. On day 4 I asked him how age 65 affected him. His response was a 30 minute diatribe about how it screwed him over. I believe the only reason he stopped was the look on my face. To his credit he immediately changed his tune about the benefits to everyone.

Was this for Social Security full benefits? It is already going up to 66.5. Or was it for Pilot mandatory retirement?

Back when Social Security was established, the ages 65 and 62 were selected. 65 was the average age of death for women. Men only made it to 62, on average. So the odds were you would never get any benefits.

In 1900, the average life expectancy for men in the US was 45.

That low number (45) is a bit misleading. A couple hundred years before that life expectancy was in the 30’s. But it’s not like everyone was keeling over at those ages. If you lived to adulthood you would probably live well past those ages. They had many “old” people back then who weren’t just randomly lucky. What brings those numbers down is the insane infant and child mortality rates. With so many dying prior to age five from all those diseases that we don’t have to worry about anymore, it skewed the number way down.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/us-life-expectancy-drops-third-year-row-reflecting-rising-drug-overdose-suicide-rates-180970942/

Actually we should be dropping the age back towards 60.

"some" won't jump on it? MOST will definitely jump on it. Forget your reasoning though. Who wouldn't like to retire with a million more in their pocket?

Signed Senior Guy.

You mind sharing the link?

There’s enough space cadets in their early 60s that need baby sitting.

I would love to retire today but certain factors will make me stay longer. Healthcare is a huge issue for me. Even if I go to 65 and have Medicare, my spouse is 4 years younger than myself and when I start to add up that cost I will stay longer than I want to. Bid back to 787 FO and fly maybe 60 days a year for $200k. Easier to stay.

I would guess some airlines are pressuring the FAA to change the rule.