|
The other flaw is that you arent taxed 25% on every dollar when in the 25% bracket. Its tiered.
And fortunately no rethinking required for this 'take it at 62' proponent. At 62 I will have no earned income, just qualified dividends and a smidgen of capital gains. And while paying taxes on the SS income at 62 seems difficult, I'm betting you're still paying them and more taking the higher amount at 70.
The only place I see the taxation issue bearing merit against the early/late discussion is if a) you're still working or b) you're filthy rich and have too much income.
In case (a), you've just fully qualified to suck at retiring early.
In case (b), taxation of your SS benefits isnt your biggest problem taxwise, and you're rich so shaddap.
__________________
Many an optimist has become rich by buying out a pessimist
|