
Report Projects Grim Future for Social Security, Medicare
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If you’re expecting to receive Social Security benefits, brace yourself.
Costs for Social Security are projected to exceed the program’s income next year, which means beneficiaries may not get all that’s been promised to them. Two local economists weigh in.
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Report Projects Grim Future for Social Security, Medicare
Clip: 4/30/2019 | 13m 57sVideo has Closed Captions
Costs for Social Security are projected to exceed the program’s income next year, which means beneficiaries may not get all that’s been promised to them. Two local economists weigh in.
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