I run into boomer retirees EVERYDAY. Yes, they are not eligible to collect social security until they are 65, you are correct and I stand corrected.
"I run into boomer retirees EVERYDAY."
Yes. Those are the ones who have prepared well for their retirement. Lucky them. They retire early. I don't think they're the ones being whined about, eh?
I'm an early retired boomer (1949). SS and Medicare won't come until I'm 65. I'm not counting on either. I own my home and I've got dry powder. I pulled most all monies out of the stock market (except for high dividend yields) and have moved to CD's, muni's, annuities, bonds. I've done most everything I can to reasonably create a safe financial retirement and a safe home in the America we have today.
However, nothing I do will protect me from ruin if the world goes to hell. What bothers me is Kim Jong Il, that nutjob in Iran, Hugo Chavez, the alliances they are forming with China and Russia, and the danged fifth column here in the U.S. If we fail, we are not going to be the America we are today.
So, I eat what I want to eat (be it pork, beef, real butter and real sugar) and I smoke and drink once again. To hell with longevity, I want to enjoy my life while I can.