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		dgabriel on Jan 11, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A Defense of libertarianism (and response to Zed, ... Boomers have already started retiring. The first wave became eligible in 2007. Perhaps you mean the peak?

ckinnan on Jan 12, 2009 [–]

Right, sorry, 2017 is the year the total paid to retirees is greater than the incoming contributions.

Medicare is already running in the red, by the way.

dgabriel on Jan 13, 2009 | [–]

That is terrifying.

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