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Re:1 in 3 Americans Have $0 Saved for Retirement (2016) by seszett on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @08:28AM (#15080901)
Weird, the article made it seem like it was some kind of last-resort thing, saying that people with no savings will have to keep working.

Why is there a need to save for retirement then, if there's already a national contribution system?

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Re:1 in 3 Americans Have $0 Saved for Retirement (2016) by trackone on Wednesday August 23, 2017 @12:58PM (#15083119)
I think it just depends if you are okay with what the social security benefits pay out. Currently if you retire it is $2,687 a month. This is the max though. Most may get less.

[1] https://faq.ssa.gov/link/portal/34011/34019/article/3735/wha...

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