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To: Sam who wrote (283708)	11/23/2015 11:36:33 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 540750

Grok- now there's a word I have not seen in a while :-) Nice And sure- I agree with you. Our population was a lot younger during the FDR years and before, though. Youth leads to more violent instability. I think elderly populations are probably more fearful, but impotently so (and I did NOT intend a pun there- I tried to think of another word, but this is the one that most fully expressed what I meant to say.)

To: Sam who wrote (283708)	11/23/2015 11:42:05 AM
From: JohnM	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 540750

On that variable, the aging variable as opposed to the aged variable, I agree. And the seriously underfunded state of retirement plans needs to be added into the mix. With the declining number of defined benefit pensions, and the underfunded character of IRA plans, there is a serious poverty issue in the works. Which will definitely affect our politics.

To: Sam who wrote (283708)	11/23/2015 12:11:29 PM
From: bentway	Respond to of 540750

>>even if a lot of older people are employed, they are employed in low paying jobs and they don't have much financial security.<< As a person that took SS at 62, there's a conundrum here. I had a higher paying job using my tech skills, but due to that, I only got my SS for less than half of the year. I hated that job. Now, I have a much lower paying part-time job with little pressure or responsibility that I actually enjoy, and receive SS all year round. As far as my total income goes, it's the same as when I had the higher paying job. I've been told that once I reach full retirement age (67?), I'll get SS all year round regardless of my income.