If you enjoy reading history,
the story about the fight between FDR and “Muley Bob” ( long time North Carolina Congressman Robert E Lee Doughton)
over the morality of making the funding of Social Security a Pyramid Scheme,
and the route of the then “shovel-ready-jobs-program” now known as the NC Blue Ridge Parkway scenic road,
is well worth a read.
Stop at Doughton Park, the largest rest stop on the Blue Ridge Parkway during a “Dark Skies Night”
and read the story just after watching the sunrise.
It is true that “healthspan” is a superior way to evaluate your future over “lifespan.”
Whether to begin to take SS at 62 or 70.5
is more complex than commonly thought.
Larry Kotlikoff seems to understand the details better than 99.99% of Social Security employees:
https://www.amazon.com/Get-Whats-Yours-Secrets-Security/dp/1511321075be sure to get the most recent version because details are constantly being changed.
Today’s younger USA generations are really getting “screwed over” by Social Security and I would not blame them if they eventually revolt.
