One line I'd draw would be on raising the eligibility age for Social Security and Medicare. It sounds … - Gail Collins

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Gail Collins

One line I'd draw would be on raising the eligibility age for Social Security and Medicare. It sounds fair, since people are living longer. But it isn't. Lower income workers are the ones who find it hardest to keep working after 65. And they'll get penalized with lower benefits.

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