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Originally Posted by Craig
Retirement = death with benefits.
I agree with being responsible for your own savings because you never know what might happen. Personally, I hope I never need to retire.
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Speak for yourself. For me, retirement = what I'll have worked 30+ years at this job and 20+ years in the military (Guard) for: TRAVEL. I can spend a year or two "working" (i.e. doing just enough to keep me busy while I enjoy the outdoors in my free time) in Bavaria if I like, or the wife and I can sell everything and live in a cabin in the mountains somewhere. The possibilities are endless and quite exciting to consider IF I BELIEVE THAT MY INVESTMENTS WILL GROW AND NOT BE PECKED AWAY AT BY THE POLS.
I'm living my life quite modestly now in order that I might enjoy life a bit later without worrying about how to pay for it. Why shouldn't I be able to? Because it doesn't fit your definition of a worthwhile later life? Of course not. So I'll kindly ask the folks in government to quit digging into the little profit my investments are making and let my nest egg grow, thank you.