A big recession could still do them in, even with a 7-figure nest egg. As far as maxing out Social Security, only about 10% of people, at most, earned high enough salaries to do that. For a “compassionate” liberal, you don’t have much concern for average, elderly people who loved responsibly, paid taxes, and are now suffering - or about to.Responsible retirees have a well endowed 401k, a paid off mortgage and max Social Security
They will ride out this recession, as will I
And of course, YOU will ride it out fine. Other people are funding your inflated government pension, so you can afford to be arrogant. The majority of retirees are living on Social Security, plus some supplemental savings.