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noiretextatique

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11. Indeed...common sense is not at all common in Washington

Sun Dec 1, 2013, 01:43 PM

Dec 2013

I will be 55 in a few weeks. I had 6 months off work five years ago for breast cancer treatment...and that was it. It was barely enough time to deal with my physical recovery, and certainly not enough time to heal emotionally. I have a chronic shoulder/arm/neck problem that I believe is nerve damage from radiation, so I am trying to get SS disability. I am an Accountant, so I am damaging myself even more by working on a computer 8 hours per day. We are a stingy lot when it comes to issues around work and health. The elite just want us to work until we drop dead.

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Education Major yeoman6987 Nov 2013 #1

I find it hard to believe she can't find a teaching position, somewhere... JCMach1 Dec 2013 #12

Lower the retirement age...expand SS noiretextatique Nov 2013 #2

I agree. meaculpa2011 Nov 2013 #5

I would glady give up working noiretextatique Dec 2013 #10

I've had jobs that I've loved... meaculpa2011 Dec 2013 #13

My husband would retire from his decent paying IT job if they would do that. CrispyQ Nov 2013 #6

Indeed...common sense is not at all common in Washington noiretextatique Dec 2013 #11

I am in my mid-50s but have several friends in their late 50s or early 60s... Swede Atlanta Nov 2013 #8

No way in hell should SS or UI be taxed noiretextatique Dec 2013 #9

du rec. xchrom Nov 2013 #3

My daughter got her own place this week. meaculpa2011 Nov 2013 #4

i worry about my children. Sheri Nov 2013 #7