Colorado

I am 68 years old, not currently in the work force, although I keep on considering rejoining it. I have the good fortune to be in excellent health, and could easily hold an entry level job, although I REALLY hate getting up before 9am or so. I have an adequate income, and it will actually increase in years to come as I start taking my annuities, and the increase in SS that I anticipate. I do recognize that I'm unlike most seniors in this respect. However, I am mightily frustrated at how many choose to take SS as soon as possible, rather than holding off and working a few more years.

But that does not take away from your point about a livable income. It can be a bit depressing to live in a country that seems to think it's perfectly okay that its citizens don't have decent health care and don't have an income that at least insures basic survival.