Would you be willing to allow the government to raise the minimum age of retirement for Social Security, if it meant saving the program?

``I think I would. I did work four or five years longer. I would be satisfied if I got a little less even; anything for the future of our kids.''

“I think I would. I did work four or five years longer. I would be satisfied if I got a little less even; anything for the future of our kids.”

Al Eskenazi

Mercer Island

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“Yeah, I would be — absolutely. We’re living a lot longer.”

Julie Lassonde-Gray

Mercer Island

mom

“Yes, definitely.”

Becky Reinbold

North Bend

nanny

“Yes. Social Security’s in serious need of change and this would benefit people in the future.”

Bump Sanders

Mercer Island

student

“Yes. It’s going down the drain and if there’s any way of improving it we should.”

Josh Peters

Mercer Island

student

“Yes, lots of older people still work.”

Daniel Stepura

Mercer Island

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