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The Social Security funding gap and ways to fix it

A look at the Social Security funding gap and ways to fix it

08/12/2024

PBS News Hour

The Social Security funding gap and ways to fix it

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A look at the Social Security funding gap and ways to fix it

Seventy million Americans receive Social Security benefits. But the program is paying out more than it’s taking in. Economics Correspondent Paul Solman looks at whether or not that financing gap spells doom and what can be done.

08/12/2024

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