When Prussian leader Otto von Bismarck introduced social security in the 19th century, age 65 was chosen because hardly anyone made it that long.
I remember the news report on the death of the first American to collect. She had worked the absolute minimum, retired at 65, and went on to live to be over 100.
John9 over 8 years ago
So this is how they will fix Social Security, you will never reach the full age of retirement.
pschearer Premium Member over 8 years ago
When Prussian leader Otto von Bismarck introduced social security in the 19th century, age 65 was chosen because hardly anyone made it that long.
I remember the news report on the death of the first American to collect. She had worked the absolute minimum, retired at 65, and went on to live to be over 100.