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Gee, I thought I should Change my 401-K Allocation... | 18 comments
And the other part (4.00 / 1)
That often gets lost in Social Security discussions is the survivor insurance. When a worker dies young the family gets Social Security; the Bush private accounts had no such coverage.

And that's a big deal: about one-third of all SocSec benefits go to survivors, not retirees.

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You've missed the point entirely. (0.00 / 0)
With respect to Social Security, "Privatize" is a euphemism for "phase out".  If you can get away with having fewer benefactors in the process, well, that's just expediting the process.
[ Parent | ]
Suggestion (0.00 / 0)
Elwood, you had a complicated "Social Security is solvent" diary a while back that might be worth re-front paging.

It would be worth it for me, at least, because I didn't have the time to understand it fully at the time, and the math I do understand -- the aging problem -- seems pretty daunting.


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Gee, I thought I should Change my 401-K Allocation... | 18 comments
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