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Mr. Bromide

Now health and retirement is a complete gamble. Will you win? What are your odds?

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Posted - January 20, 2017
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  • Yep! I'll win just fine. I've been retired and made good money when I sold my shop. I have my own medical plan and after selling my two WW2 planes/ I'm set for the rest of my life with plenty to leave my kids. Healthcare? We'll see but they'll never be able to mess much with Social Security. Many have tried and all have failed.
    Plan ahead so you don't have to rely on the government. This post was edited by Benedict Arnold at January 20, 2017 11:39 AM MST
      January 20, 2017 8:12 AM MST
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  • 2960
    BOOMER ALERT! BOOMER ALERT! BOOMER ALERT!

    Yeah, I'll plan on no entitlements and handouts and just HOPE that Wall Street is doing ok the day I'm forced to "retire" because I'm too old and sick to go to some dead end job (if THOSE will even exist anymore...).
      January 20, 2017 8:45 AM MST
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  • You work for what you get and it's the same with retirement.
      January 20, 2017 8:48 AM MST
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  • 2960
    Eh. Not if the pension system no longer exists and you have to rely on Wall Street completely. Sorry, but the Greatest Generation and the Boomers made out real good. But good for you. Like you said, leave some for your kids, because they probably won't have much.
      January 20, 2017 8:57 AM MST
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  • 44651
    Two pensions, social security, medicare and free supplemental. We are doing ok.
      January 20, 2017 8:15 AM MST
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  • There ya go!
      January 20, 2017 8:19 AM MST
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  • 2960
    BOOMER ALERT! BOOMER ALERT! BOOMER ALERT!!!!
      January 20, 2017 8:43 AM MST
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  • I'm a boomer also and proud of it!
      January 20, 2017 8:47 AM MST
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  • 44651
    Damn right I am.
      January 20, 2017 11:39 AM MST
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  • Will I win? Young feller, I am the CHAMPION! Been retired for 20 years. Ya wanna come over and put yer dukes up?
     
      January 20, 2017 1:43 PM MST
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