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Neil deGrasse Tyson
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    Neil deGrasse Tyson‏Verified account @neiltyson 28 Nov 2014

    #WhenIWasYourAge: Your expected age of death was much closer to your age of retirement.

    12:43 PM - 28 Nov 2014
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      1. Halloween is Purim for Gentiles‏ @BrimReaper69 28 Nov 2014
        Replying to @neiltyson

        @neiltyson #WhenYouWereMyAge people thought they might be able to retire one day

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      1. Angelica Jade‏ @Rootwoman 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson #WhenYouWereMyAge you weren't fighting to keep #BigOil from poisoning your water #HoldingTheLine #LaLoche #skpoli #cdnpoli #hope

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      1. (((Jeremy Posner)))‏ @jmp_nyc 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson People used to retire before they died?

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      1. David‏ @CmdrNinja 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Slow day, Neil?

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      1. Favstar.fm 1000★'s‏ @favstar1000favs 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Congrats on your 1000★ tweet! http://favstar.fm/t/538432959028539392 …

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      1. lucy underdead‏ @lucyundersnowe 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson but that gap is closing from the other end.

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      1. Bobby Singer Aesthetic  🏴☭‏ @AlmightyBoob 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson @zheeeze4 thanks to the economy it is once again for my generation

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      1. Peter Bissinger‏ @pdbiss 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson And yet our public policy hasn't evolved a bit to reflect this.

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      1. Ken Henderson‏ @krusty027 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Think they're getting close again as less and less people can afford to retire now...

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      2. Harry‏ @HarrisonFurred 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson that's why social security was going to work, but won't now.

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      1. Violet W—MAGA‏ @geekiestwoman 28 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson #WhenIWasYourAge people worked until 75 years of age, they didn't didn't become retired-slugs at 50. Explains a LOT.

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      1. Knox Harrington‏ @barsoverthere 25 Dec 2014
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        @neiltyson So how do you feel about social security reform? Probably against it, I'm guessing.

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      1. Axiom‏ @AxiomDelver 29 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson, it's the same today, but for all the wrong reasons...

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      1. Jah‏ @Jah2369 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson now your age of retirement is closer to your expected age of death :/

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      1. Preston Forayter‏ @PForayter 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson Yikes!

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      1. Syed Ahmed‏ @MrAhmedRizvi 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson But ur quality of health has worsen.Id take quality over quantity. Processed food and FDA killing u more slowly.

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      1. Shanna dundas‏ @Sdhey19 28 Nov 2014
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        @neiltyson thaaaats not such a good thing......

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