Excellent piece by Alicia Munnell:

Denmark raised its retirement age to 70. Should the U.S. do the same? – Marketwatch

“We should also restore balance to our system, but inequality precludes an across-the-board increase.”

For more, see CSEE monograph published by the Society of Actuaries:

A Widening Gap in Life Expectancy Makes Raising Social Security’s Retirement Age a Particularly Bad Deal for Low-Wage Earners – Karl Polzer

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