A Little Truth is the first post of what I hope are several more, identifying falsehoods in our discourse that don’t get challenged. I hope you enjoy these brief encounters with reality, that they make you more critical thinkers and better citizens, and that you tell your friends.
So, it’s a given that people live longer than they used to and, therefore, the United States of America must raise the retirement age for Social Security to save us from ourselves. Right? No, wrong, although I’m sure those people who argue for increasing the retirement age will quibble with my characterization of their main argument in support of their position. To them I say, get your own