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Will Social Security Be Broke by The Time I’m Ready to Collect?

September 15, 2016 by Linda Vaughn

I had a mealĀ with my friend RonĀ yesterday.Ā  Over baked ziti, I told him I was writing some blog posts about Social Security. OMG. Ā The mere topic made him furious. ā€œSocial Security is bankrupting the country.Ā  It will be broke by the time I retire.Ā  There…Will…Be…N-o-t-h-i-n-g…Left,ā€ he hissed. (It was a little scary.) America is evenly … [Read more…]

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