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| Topic | Politics Containment Topic 329: There's No Debate |
| CaptainOfCrush 10/18/20 11:36:43 AM #288: | This philosophy is sometimes discussed in these topics - I completely agree that "national healing" can be aided/expedited by progressive policies that actually care for people. Yeah, Medicare for All would be great, but fuck, you can start healing the nation by expanding Medicare to cover people age 60+ (roll it forward five years, basically) and by offering reduced Social Security benefits at age 60 instead of 62. 35% of people already decide to take the reduced SS benefits at age 62 anyway. If you knock it down to age 60 and couple it with Medicare, we'd have most people retiring at age 60. They'd be healthier, more financially secure, and thus less likely to throw their lot in with someone like Trump. And they'd be fucking retired so their positions could actually be opened up to all the 30-somethings that have been hammered in the job market since they entered it. I don't think these are some crazy-ambitious goals, either - the fact that they feel fucking impossible is what's truly sad. --- Yoblazer https://imgur.com/gByqgPg ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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