Should You Take Social Security Earlier Rather Than Later?

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : After all, if you begin collecting Social Security at age sixty-two, you get fewer benefits than if you wait longer.
54% : "Meanwhile, you can sign up for Social Security once you turn 62, but for each month you claim benefits before FRA, they'll be reduced on a permanent basis.
49% : Here's What You Need to Remember: A key reason is if your health isn't great, and you're betting that you might not live long enough to collect Social Security for a matter of decades.
47% : Meanwhile, more than half of Americans fear that Social Security won't be there for them when it's time for them to collect it.
45% : A key reason, the article said, is if your health isn't great, and you're betting that you might not live long enough to collect Social Security for a matter of decades.

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