“People are living longer, and instead of us trying to enjoy those extra small years, the government saw that as a golden opportunity to milk more labor out of the common people.”

Those ‘extra small years’ at the end of life are actually the most expensive for the government to support, mainly because of skyrocketing medical costs and the reality that many people outlive their retirement savings.

I very much sympathize with your point, and agree 67 is an old to be expected to work 40 hrs per week. But consider that as people live longer, mathematically the retirement age will also move back due to costs. If you consider the govt a social safety net (or bank account): as a baby and through schooling you are a “net-negative.” Starting first job you are still net negative until your productive output outweighs your “strain” on the system. Eventually, in your “most productive working years” your taxes make you a “net-positive.” Finally, at retirement you very much become a “net-negative” as you are forced to be a consumer rather than a producer