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To: Road Walker who wrote (103709)10/31/2011 4:05:49 PM
From: RetiredNow  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 149317
 
I got my information from somewhere else. From multiple sources, including the CDC, the consensus seems to be that the life expectancy back in the 30s was less than 60 and in the 40s it was around 68. That implies that SS was intended to be a short term 2-3 year benefit, not the decades long benefit that it has become today. Here's what I found:


worldclimatereport.com
cdc.gov

msnbc.msn.com