Comments on: The skinny on Social Security benefits http://blogs.reuters.com/gregg-easterbrook/2010/10/14/the-skinny-on-social-security-benefits/ Tue, 25 Sep 2012 00:58:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: arvindleop http://blogs.reuters.com/gregg-easterbrook/2010/10/14/the-skinny-on-social-security-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-1090 arvindleop Thu, 28 Oct 2010 16:10:26 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/gregg-easterbrook/?p=481#comment-1090 with the baby boomers generation in large numbers all boils down to numbers now, what is the impact on costs, what's it going to cost the nation?, is 14 billion a small amount considering not all citizens benefit, what's going to be the impact on inflation, since the USD is an external currency traded outside the US, i do not see too much of a concern, obviously, if a professional economist has a different take on this, let me know, I particularly like the phrase Gregg uses here, 'today’s workers taxed to provide for yesterday’s', with the baby boomers generation in large numbers all boils down to numbers now, what is the impact on costs, what’s it going to cost the nation?, is 14 billion a small amount considering not all citizens benefit, what’s going to be the impact on inflation, since the USD is an external currency traded outside the US, i do not see too much of a concern, obviously, if a professional economist has a different take on this, let me know, I particularly like the phrase Gregg uses here, ‘today’s workers taxed to provide for yesterday’s’,

]]> By: JohnScottTynes http://blogs.reuters.com/gregg-easterbrook/2010/10/14/the-skinny-on-social-security-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-958 JohnScottTynes Thu, 14 Oct 2010 20:52:46 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/gregg-easterbrook/?p=481#comment-958 "As a group, seniors are the least hardest hit. Most are retired, so unemployment, the biggest economic problem associated with the recession, does not impact them." Have you heard of the stock market? Seniors, retired or on the cusp, with savings impacted by the stock market, are definitely feeling a lot of pain and unlike career workers they have few options for reemployment to restore their lost savings. “As a group, seniors are the least hardest hit. Most are retired, so unemployment, the biggest economic problem associated with the recession, does not impact them.”

Have you heard of the stock market? Seniors, retired or on the cusp, with savings impacted by the stock market, are definitely feeling a lot of pain and unlike career workers they have few options for reemployment to restore their lost savings.

]]> By: Larry803 http://blogs.reuters.com/gregg-easterbrook/2010/10/14/the-skinny-on-social-security-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-957 Larry803 Thu, 14 Oct 2010 19:35:58 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/gregg-easterbrook/?p=481#comment-957 Mr. Easterbrook, when you solve the inconvenient little senior problems of the rising food cost and (still) skyrocketing health care cost, please let me know. Mr. Easterbrook, when you solve the inconvenient little senior problems of the rising food cost and (still) skyrocketing health care cost, please let me know.

]]> By: nadie http://blogs.reuters.com/gregg-easterbrook/2010/10/14/the-skinny-on-social-security-benefits/comment-page-1/#comment-954 nadie Thu, 14 Oct 2010 13:43:26 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/gregg-easterbrook/?p=481#comment-954 Sanity in an election year! It will go largely ignored. :^( Sanity in an election year!
It will go largely ignored. :^(

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