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jody

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6. IMO we need to change thinking from SS as social insurance with some retirement benefits to

Reply to Segami (Original post)

Fri Nov 30, 2012, 09:50 AM

Nov 2012

retirement benefits with social insurance.

I assume there are a number of people who do or will depend essentially 100% on social security for their retirement.

The above would shift thinking from a retirement income that is bare survival to a larger income for a basic retirement life style.

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