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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is our country and lawmakers going to do anything about the number of seniors who are working minimum wage jobs just to make ends meet? In the end everyone is at a loss as there are 20 and 30 somethings who can’t take the jobs filled by elderly people and then the fact that someone had to work at 75. I was in a hospital recently and the nurse was 74, she told me she had been working as a nurse for 50 yrs but can’t afford to retire bc she has medical bills to pay. What is this country doing and how can we fix it?[/quote]

Before you get on that soapbox remember this, she has a pension because she belonged to a nurse's union, she has SS, she is on Medicare, she probably gets a discount for all medical and either you or she is lying because no nurse I know works as a nurse in their 70s.[/quote]

Really?  My pediatrician as a child was in his 80s, and my DC's pediatrician just retired at 87.  Their are other old docs at the office as well.  Best practice ever IMO.  Both loved their jobs, and didn't have to work.  So, while your nurse may or may not have to work, why couldn't a nurse do the same if he/she wanted to, and was mentally and physically able to after age 65?  I think their jobs are sometimes more physically demanding, so it would perhaps be harder.  Do nurses age out earlier than doctors?  [/quote]

Most of the people I see in their 80s are not in good health. I would not want them practicing medicine on anyone. [/quote]
Many but not all, and I agree it is the exception.  The docs with 40-50 years experience that I've encountered have been awesome.  Sadly, the ones with less than 15 have been very hit or miss, and 2 have VERY bad advice for my DCs to the point I'm leary when they have a less experienced pediatrician.  I just hope for the best.  YMMV.  I'm sure there are bad docs with lots of experience, though I imagine they'd be more likely to be weeded out.

As for SS -- it needs complete overhaul here and abroad.  They are govt Ponzi schemes.  European countries with a grey population larger than the working population have and are struggling.  I'm not saying people should work until 80.  Just because more
People live longer they aren't necessarily functional workers.  How many workers does it take to
Support 1 person on SS?  3 or 4?  And it's not like YOUR SS is going into some SS bank account just for you.  I'm talking about the. Red for a major
Paradigm shift.  I don't know what it is, but i think it has to be different than the social constructs of the past couple of centuries (capitalism/socialism/communism).[/quote]

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