And among those, the number of older retirees returning to work is growing quickly.
It is a health care issue that pits older retirees against younger ones, and both sides are asking Congress for help.
How to deal with older retirees, beyond Medicare, is still being debated.
A far more frugal and sensible way to do that, however, is to grant increases only for the older retirees.
Finally, the President would offer a new insurance option to retirees 55 and older who have lost health benefits promised by former employers.
Medicare, the federal health insurance program, covers most medical costs for these older retirees.
Medicare could make up some of the difference for older retirees.
Most of the accommodation is on the ground floor, making it ideal for older retirees.
And that is fair and just because the world's most cherished people are 50 year old retirees.
The increase effectively doubled the minimum pension credit of the oldest retirees to $200 per month for each season played.