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Re:Americans Are Putting Billions More Than Usual in Their 4... by hoorayimhelping on Thursday January 05, 2017 @01:43PM (#13330026)
No, that's why we need people not to bet their retirement on a pyramid scheme, which is the point the parent of this whole conversation was making.
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Re:Americans Are Putting Billions More Than Usual in Their 4... by anigbrowl on Thursday January 05, 2017 @06:21PM (#13332433)
It's not a pyramid scheme, it's a countercyclical mechanism. The ratio of retirees to workers is a temporary condition and subject to a variety of remedies.
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Re:Americans Are Putting Billions More Than Usual in Their 4... by vkou on Thursday January 05, 2017 @03:50PM (#13331264)
How exactly can a 45 year old currently making <$25,000/year be expected to finance their retirement, without Social Security?
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Re:Americans Are Putting Billions More Than Usual in Their 4... by gnopgnip on Thursday January 05, 2017 @07:06PM (#13332699)
myira.gov, saves tax credit, pension from their job, ROTH IRA, increasing their income, having many children
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Re:Americans Are Putting Billions More Than Usual in Their 4... by mjevans on Thursday January 05, 2017 @05:32PM (#13332061)
By voting Socialist.
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