# Countdown to retirement **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 25, 2023, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-retirement/981653 "2023-03-25T17:37:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 637
**Author:** ![Raza](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/raza/32/213_2.png) [@Raza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raza)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-retirement/981653/637 "2024-04-29T16:44:51Z")
There is a whopping mega thread started by @JohnT that goes into great detail on the nuances: > [@America's Elder Crisis, Medicare Edition](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/americas-elder-crisis-medicare-edition/937146/292): > > When I first went on Medicare, right after I retired, they computed the Part B cost based on my work income and it was high. It eventually went down though. My gain would be a lot more than $500K, not that I’m complaining. The tax on the excess is a lot more of a worry than Part B, not that I’m complaining. On the bright side, the 6% reduces your gain. We have a lot of geezers like me in our neighborhood for this very reason, and my old boss who has renewed his real estate license confirms t… --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/countdown-to-retirement/981653)._