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November 20, 2012

Extremely Rich Wall Street CEO Wants Americans To Work Longer

By Sheila Samples

Lloyd Blankfein -- evidently taking a break from doing "god's work" as the CEO of Wall Street behemoth Goldman Sachs -- says he believes the retirement age needs to be raised because "Social Security wasn't devised to be a system that supported you for a 30-year retirement after a 25-year career. " So there will be things that, you know, the retirement age has to be changed, maybe some of the benefits have to be affected, maybe some of the inflat ...

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Lloyd Blankfein -- evidently taking a break from doing "god's work" as the CEO of Wall Street behemoth Goldman Sachs -- says he believes the retirement age needs to be raised because "Social Security wasn't devised to be a system that supported you for a 30-year retirement after a 25-year career. " So there will be things that, you know, the retirement age has to be changed, maybe some of the benefits have to be affected, maybe some of the inflation adjustments have to be revised. But in general, entitlements have to be slowed down and contained."

Authors Website: http://sheilastuff.blogspot.com

Authors Bio:

Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.


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