Social Security: The Best and Worst Years To Be Born

[KPN]

42. Lol. Thanks! Not sure whether that's a benefit or cost. I was curious mostly because in my younger years,

having that birthday sure seemed like a cost to me. Best examples:

on my 16th birthday, the age for being eligible to get a learners permit to drive in MA was raised from 16 to 17 (my best friend's birthday was Dec. 29th -- he could drive, I couldn't for another year);

the year I turned 21, the legal drinking age was lowered from 21 to 18 MA effective on my birthday -- pissed me off; the very first day I could legally have a beer in a bar, thousands of 18, 19 and 20 year olds could too! (MA corrected that error within a decade and moved the age back up to 21 -- it was originally lowered to 18 for the same reason voting age was lowered to 18 -- because 18 year olds had and were going to Vietnam to fight and die for their country.