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I suspect the numbers on this poll will be quite different than if it was asked of the general population.
As with most here, I don't need it to retire. I never counted it in when doing Firecalc. I started paying into SS at age 15, so I have 35 years in, although a fair number of them were pretty low earning years. If I don't start it until age 70, I still have 15 years to wait. So while I'll get something, I doubt I'll get what I was promised. I'm not thrilled about that, but truthfully don't see any way around it. We (the U.S.) don't have the money, and I'm on the rich side of the bell curve. As far as it not being fair to change the promise, I w*rked in the private side, and have gotten used to them pulling the rug out from under us. One of my cow erkers used to keep a big jar of Vaseline on his desk, so it wouldn't hurt so much. It's going to happen on the public side too. Just a little later in the game.
As with most here, I don't need it to retire. I never counted it in when doing Firecalc. I started paying into SS at age 15, so I have 35 years in, although a fair number of them were pretty low earning years. If I don't start it until age 70, I still have 15 years to wait. So while I'll get something, I doubt I'll get what I was promised. I'm not thrilled about that, but truthfully don't see any way around it. We (the U.S.) don't have the money, and I'm on the rich side of the bell curve. As far as it not being fair to change the promise, I w*rked in the private side, and have gotten used to them pulling the rug out from under us. One of my cow erkers used to keep a big jar of Vaseline on his desk, so it wouldn't hurt so much. It's going to happen on the public side too. Just a little later in the game.