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Letter to the editor: Saving Social Security
AI TLDR · GEMINI
A letter to the editor discusses the history and purpose of Social Security, noting that it was originally intended as a supplement to personal savings rather than a primary source of retirement income.
There are many myths about Social Security. When Social Security started in the 1930s, it was meant to supplement a worker’s savings after he or she retired, not to entirely live on. In the 1930s, the average worker died in his or her early 60s and either never collected anything or only collected for a short period. Only later did medical science make advances that allow people to live longer.
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