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Social Security’s Funding Crisis and the Future of Retirement artwork
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Social Security’s Funding Crisis and the Future of Retirement

Wharton Business Daily by Wharton Podcast Network

Jul 17, 202612:45Business

Social Security’s main trust fund could be depleted by early 2033, leaving incoming payroll taxes sufficient to cover only about 86% of scheduled benefits. Kent Smetters, Wharton Professor of Business Economics and Publi...

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