THE NEW `LEISURE CLASS'

From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: June 26, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

AS IF IT weren't bad enough to see the image of "senior citizens" transformed into "greedy geezers," now they're morphing into "lazy geezers." It seems that Social Security recipients are gradually being redefined as members of the leisure class.

The plan to reform Social Security by partially privatizing accounts is going nowhere, but another idea is creeping into the public consciousness: Raise the age of retirement.

This notion recently came up in the Senate, where the average age is 60 and heavy lifting consists of dialing for dollars. The 71-year- old chairman of the Finance Committee, ...

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