Some politicians down in D.C. want to boost the retirement age to the age 69, as a way to keep social security in the black. The idea is also raising a huge debate in Congress and among the public over how long people should have to work and if working longer is the best way to solve our social security woes. We?ll raise the debate ourselves with Jim Schulz, Professor Emeritus of Economics at the Florence Heller Graduate School at Brandeis University. Dr. Schulz's most well known book is "The Economics of Aging" and he is currently working on the book "The Baby Boomers and the Merchants of Doom", and Martha Phillips, board member and former Executive Director of the Concord Coalition.
