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retiredtoday at 1:22 PM2 repliesview on HN

Being eligible for Medicare, Cook can finally afford to retire.


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aworkstoday at 1:53 PM

Likewise he can probably defer his Social Security payments until 70, in order to get the higher benefit...

+1 for Medicare for the non-rich, though. I'm a retiree and the monthly payment is about 1/4 of what I was paying for health insurance before I was eligible.

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caminantetoday at 2:16 PM

With a fixed income, I'm worried he can't afford to upgrade his iPhone every year.