Early retirement claims increase dramatically

Instead of seeing older workers staying on the job longer as the economy has worsened, the Social Security system is reporting a major surge in early retirement claims that could have implications for the financial security of millions of baby boomers.

Since the current federal fiscal year began Oct. 1, claims have been running 25% ahead of last year, compared with the 15% increase that had been projected as the post-World War II generation ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Leo Romero - May 24, 2009 - 8:10 AM PDT
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Kaizar Campwala
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by Kaizar Campwala - May. 25, 2009

Dorning does an excellent job of explaining the consequences of this early retirement trend. His profile of an electrician taking an early retirement does a lot of help humanize the story.

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