Cross-posted at http://careworklive.wordpress.com/...
While enjoying some spring training baseball this week, I’ve had interesting conversations with my fellow fans in the stands. A number of my fellow fans are approaching retirement, and when they learn that I teach about health care and aging, the first thing they want to know is, “Will I have Social Security?” This question weighs heavily on those approaching retirement, especially those whose IRAs plummeted in value at the hands of wall street brokers. The women I speak to are especially concerned because, like it or not, most of them will outlive their husbands, not to mention their husbands’ pensions.....