you must be one of them who had a nice easy office job....i delivered mail to an over 55 complex,one of the biggest complaint the older retirees had was it was dam hard finding someone who would hire a 60 + year old....and not everyone can afford to put more into a 401k.....some people RW are just getting by....yea i know i was shocked too....There are other jobs you can do at 65what if you happen to have a job were you dont sit on your ass all day in an office and are outside doing a physical job that just might take a toll on your body?.....many of those people would have a hard time making it to 65 doing those jobs.......Which ones?Neither party has the balls to address entitlements. Until that happens the deficit will continue.
Medicare and Medicaid. Also need to raise the retirement age for SSI collection to 75.
If you know you will not meet the physical demands when you are older, you should be putting more money in a 401k so you can retire early