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Title: Work Till 70? Yes, if Boehner and Republicans Have Their Way
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Published: Oct 30, 2010
Author: http://blog.aflcio.org/2010/10/26/work-t
Post Date: 2010-10-30 09:40:47 by tom007
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Views: 1355
Comments: 61

Work Till 70? Yes, if Boehner and Republicans Have Their Way

by Mike Hall, Oct 26, 2010 Bookmark and Share 426Share

If Republicans take over Congress, House Republican Minority Leader John Boehner says he will move to raise the Social Security retirement age to 70. That might not seem to be a big deal to someone who has spent his life in cushy offices with fancy perks, luxury cars, good health care and not much heavy lifting.

But for millions of seniors in physically demanding jobs, it’s a big, big deal. A new TV ad from Protecting America’s Retirees, an independent project of the Alliance for Retired Americans, takes a light-hearted look at the very serious subject of forcing seniors to stay on the job until age 70.

The ad will air in five closely contested House races in Arizona, Iowa, Ohio and Pennsylvania and in the Pennsylvania Senate race between Rep. Joe Sestak (D), who has vowed to strengthen Social Security, and Rep. Pat Toomey, who wants to raise the retirement age and privatize Social Security.

The ad reaches out to seniors who may be voting for Republicans because they want change.

You’re hoping things will change?

Hope you’re also planning to stay on the job.

Because at least one change means seniors will have to work. And work. And keep right on working.

Yes—that’s right. The Republican leadership wants to raise your retirement age to 70.

The ad shows, among others, a firefighter, construction worker, delivery person and lifeguard struggling on the job in their later years.

Alliance Executive Director Edward F. Coyle asks:

Can you imagine working until 70? In physically demanding jobs like manufacturing, construction, and the service sector, I just don’t see how you can.

In September, The New York Times took an in-depth look at the toll physically demanding jobs take on older workers. Click here.

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Tags: Alliance for Retired Americans, Joe Sestak, John Boehner, labor, Labor 2010, Pat Toomey, Protecting America’s Retirees, Social Security, union, union blogs, unions, Working Families Vote

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#2. To: tom007 (#0)

www.aflcio.org/

So the Rs alone are going to chain the legs of the American workers to their work stations and made to eat gruel until they drop?

The AFLCIO?

Please.

Tom, try again.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2010-10-30   9:58:56 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#5. To: Jethro Tull (#2)

does toomey want to raise the ss age? if so the source, albeit leftwing, did its job

Artisan  posted on  2010-10-31   11:23:14 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#14. To: Artisan, 4 (#5)

does toomey want to raise the ss age? if so the source, albeit leftwing, did its job

I have a wonderful way to begin to perserve ss.

LETS KICK ILLEGALS OFF THE DOLE, AND THEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

Once they're gone, lets see what has to be done to save these programs for American citizens.

Jethro Tull  posted on  2010-10-31   12:13:25 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#15. To: Jethro Tull (#14)

LETS KICK ILLEGALS OFF THE DOLE, AND THEN OUT OF THE COUNTRY.

Great idea, may I also suggest we revoke the citizenship of all anchor babies and deport them too?

Flintlock  posted on  2010-10-31   12:17:50 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#37. To: Flintlock (#15)

Then we can send you back to Iran.

A K A Stone  posted on  2010-10-31   20:13:06 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#41. To: Flintlock, A K A Swine, A K A Traitor, A K A Quisling, A K A Benedict Arnold, A K A Slime, A K A Ghoul, A K A Old Fiend, A K A Stone, all (#37)

I think we should also eject fifth columnists whose first loyalty is to a foreign power and are perfectly willing to see young Americans slaughtered to slake their thirst for innocent blood in support of their bloodstained idol - or hang them from the village oak. Your preference. Of course there is always the French "solution":

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Original_Intent  posted on  2010-10-31   21:29:37 ET  (1 image) Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#60. To: Original_Intent (#41)

Your veiled threats are getting old. Lets just put it this way. Threaten me in person and you will have brand new holes that leak red in your forehead. Get it pedophile firster.

A K A Stone  posted on  2010-11-01   7:27:44 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


#61. To: A K A Stone (#60)

Oh, wah. You should know me well enough by now to know, hyperbole aside, that I hate no one. Not even you. I do take strong issue with some of your positions and find them in the range of odious to repugnant, but not even you do I hate. Hate is a poison, and it poisons first he or she who allows themselves to hate.

However, as long as you continue to support evil, while trying to name it good, I will continue to name it for what it is. If it makes you uncomfortable perhaps you might consider taking an honest look at what it is you claim to support.

Original_Intent  posted on  2010-11-03   0:07:44 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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