Staff Reports
Once again, we’ve got the political elites and their corporate buddies trying to dictate how long Americans should be working. This time, their brilliant idea is raising the retirement age to 70. Let’s be real: these are the same people who’ve never had to put in a hard day’s work. They’re sitting pretty in their cushy government offices, signing papers and collecting hefty paychecks from the tax dollars of hardworking Americans. For them, a “long day” is debating in Congress or attending a cocktail party, not standing on a factory floor for 12 hours.
This push to raise the retirement age shows just how out of touch they are with the average American worker. These elites don’t understand what it’s like to be a construction worker, mechanic, truck driver, or nurse. Their entire lives are built on privilege and connections. They don’t have to worry about wearing down their bodies through manual labor or surviving on minimum wage. Meanwhile, millions of Americans who actually keep this country running are already exhausted by 65, if not earlier, and now they’re being told to suck it up and work another five years.
Let’s not forget why they want to raise the retirement age in the first place. Washington has been mismanaging Social Security for decades, and now they want to balance the books on the backs of working people. Instead of cutting the waste and corruption in government, their solution is to make you work longer and contribute more. It’s a scam, plain and simple. They’re trying to fix their own mistakes by making you pay the price, all while they enjoy lifetime pensions and luxury retirements funded by—you guessed it—your hard-earned dollars.
The sad truth is that the elites don’t care about the physical toll that raising the retirement age will take on ordinary Americans. It’s easy to say “work until 70” when your job consists of sitting behind a desk, making phone calls, and attending high-end meetings. But for the guy who’s been working construction since he was 18 or the woman who’s been nursing patients for 40 years, 70 might as well be 100. By the time most working-class folks hit their 60s, their bodies are worn out, and they deserve the chance to rest and enjoy life.
Of course, these elites won’t be affected by their own policies. They’ll continue living in gated communities, collecting fat paychecks, and retiring early with no financial worries. They’ll never know the stress of wondering whether their bodies can make it to 70 or if their savings will hold out. For them, retirement is just a bonus at the end of a charmed life. But for most Americans, it’s a hard-earned right that’s slipping further out of reach.
