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Released: July 17, 2011
Getting the most out of social security
Source: Mark McGinnis, The New York Times
SOCIAL SECURITY may be the most beloved of all the government’s programs, partly because it requires so little thinking. You pay taxes while you work, then you and your spouse collect until you die. This description oversimplifies things, of course. Social Security, as it’s currently constituted, is refreshingly straightforward but you do have to make one important choice, and many people could make their lives after retirement better if they chose differently.Read Full Article: Getting the most out of social security
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