[seasoned traditionalist]

Thanks friend for saving me the time and trouble. Was getting (all worked up) and ready to post this myself.

As a Seasoned Citizen, who is going to be filing for retirement benefits shortly, this is an abomination.

Worse yet, is for you younger Freepers, for while those who are now--or like myself who are about to begin-- collecting, we probably don't have to worry about having our benefits cut off.

However, for younger Americans, there are only two options to consider: Either they will have to pay more in SS withholdings or will [either] have "their" benefits reduced and/or have to wait until a later date (i.e. age 65 or even 67) to begin collecting.

The real shame is the Administration's complicity in this travesty, compounded, by their utter intransigence in their willingness to release the information relevant thereto.

[Kay Ludlow]

However, for younger Americans, there are only two options to consider: Either they will have to pay more in SS withholdings or will [either] have "their" benefits reduced and/or have to wait until a later date (i.e. age 65 or even 67) to begin collecting.

Umm, while you weren't looking, they did raise the Social Security age for the second half of the boomers and anyone after. Full SS won't start till after 67 for everyone born after 1959. Now they're talking about saving SS by raising that further, to 72.