On Tuesday, I apparently blew up the Internet because I touched the political third rail. I talked about Social Security.
Now I know what you’re thinking: What’s so spicy about Social Security? And I will admit I was thinking the same thing.
Well, I said two things.
First, I said that Social Security needs to change. We must raise the retirement age.
Second, I said that as a general rule, it is not a good personal decision for people to retire early, unless we are talking about people who suffer a physical or mental malady as a result of continued work. Retirement, particularly in the post-familial, post-church age, harms mental health and robs people of purpose. That doesn’t mean you can’t retire if you want to — it’s a free country — or that you should be forced not to retire if you can afford to retire. It means that we should seriously consider what “retirement”…
