A Nation In Distress

A Nation In Distress

Friday, October 29, 2010

The Case For Raising Social Security's Early Retierement Age

From AEI and The Heritage Foundation:


Retirement/Social Security

The Case for Raising Social Security’s Early Retirement Age

by Andrew G. Biggs

The Heritage Foundation

October 28, 2010

Increasing the Social Security Earliest Eligibility Age, while of small importance to Social Security’s finances, could significantly increase retirement incomes while boosting the economy and federal tax revenues. Some individuals could not work longer due to poor health, but the health status of older Americans has improved significantly while the physical demands of work have declined. The evidence indicates that most Americans could work longer and would benefit from doing so.



URL: www.aei.org/docLib/RPO-2010-10-No.-3-g.pdf

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