A Boring Dystopia

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Typical US worker has less than $1,000 saved for retirement, report finds (www.nirsonline.org)

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[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Depends on the country, but typically 65-67 and if you take it earlier it also comes with a significant reduction. So all in all it seems pretty comparable.

Of course people here also complain about this as insufficient, but the reality is that even this amount is not sustainable due to demographic changes and people living significantly longer.

I think there needs to be some sort of radical rethinking on how we sustain an elderly population. The existing systems that are based on bygone demografic assumptions clearly can't work any longer.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

IDK what the solution is. Pay more into it over time? Problem is cost of living accelerates faster than the value of the SS payment. And yeah, people live longer too…if they’re lucky.