Re: the future long term financial apocalypse of the USA

In article <s8v64j1kojpfbumdqvfch8c5dt6pv5hu60@4ax.com>,
Paul S Person  <psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:

On Mon, 13 May 2024 12:29:17 -0700, The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca>
wrote:
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On Sat, 11 May 2024 08:53:23 -0700, Paul S Person
<psperson@old.netcom.invalid> wrote:
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You do realize that, when Social Security started, the average life
expectancy was such that those eligible for it were "locked into life
long slavery to the state", right?
>

When Otto von Bismarck invented the old age pension the average male
life expectancy was 69 so on average pensioners lasted 4 years.
Obviously life expectancy is much longer now.

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Exactly. As health and longevity improve, retirement age must rise to
keep the finances under control. Which means people must work longer.
Which is very ... tiresome.

This is a solved problem. Expected American lifespan dropped from 79
in 2019 to 76 in 2021. Since trends can be extended without limit,
it follows that US lifespans will keep dropping by a year per year
until 2098, when it reach be zero.


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