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humbledollar.com
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| | | | | IN A RECENT TWITTER post, a man claimed that if all the Social Security taxes he and his employers pay were invested instead, he'd accumulate $1.9 million by age 67. That sum could then generate $95,000 in annual income, he added, which is more than his anticipated Social Security benefit. He concluded that Social Security was "theft." Claims like these bother me greatly because they're often widely read and believed-and they're nonsense. Social Security is an insurance program, | |
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manhattan.institute
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| | | | | Click here for a printer-friendly version of this article It's good news that President Obama and Congressional leaders have reached agreement on a deal to prevent a near-term tax increase on individuals and small businesses. As a public trustee for the Social Security Trust Funds I feel, however, obliged to sound an alarm about [...] | |
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ifttt.itbehere.com
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| | | | | [AI summary] The article discusses the financial challenges of Social Security, arguing that the program's shortfall is more due to congressional inaction rather than income inequality, and critiques the simplistic solutions proposed by pundits. | |
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www.currentaffairs.org
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| | | "It may be tempting, in such circumstances, to believe that being good-the quintessential model minority-and patriotic towards America will spare us from the worst. But neither amounts to a foolproof shield against racism." | ||
