From: Dirk Bruere at NeoPax on
On 15/04/2010 23:56, Bitrex wrote:
> Jim Thompson wrote:
>> On Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:38:54 -0500, Damon Hill
>> <damon16ONE(a)comcast.not> wrote:
>>
>>> Audio electronics designer and author Randy Slone has died at the age of
>>> 57.
>>>
>>> http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/solid-state/165100-randy-slone-passes.html#post2154175
>>>
>>> http://www.floydcountytimes.com/view/full_story/6977440/article-Randy-Slone-?instance=news_special_coverage_right_column
>>>
>>> --Damon
>>
>> 55-60 is a bad age for many men... statistical age for most heart
>> attacks... not quite sure why that age range :-(
>>
>> I had mine at age 58, but survived it.
>>
>> ...Jim Thompson
>
>
> Supposedly that was the dirty little secret of the Social Security act
> when it was passed; set the age for collection at 65 back when the
> average life expectancy for men was around 64!

Very sensible.
Now it should be raised to 75

--
Dirk

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From: hamilton on
On 4/16/2010 8:37 AM, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote:

>> average life expectancy for men was around 64!
>
> Very sensible.
> Now it should be raised to 75
>

And miss out on collecting my sons paycheck ??

Are you nuts ???


;-)