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America’s Retirement Riddle

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“Retirement age for U.S. Social Security benefits set at 75 years.” While that’s not the news headline today, it certainly could be in the not-too-distant future. With Social Security trust funds projected to be insolvent in 2035, America is again facing its retirement riddle.

First published by The Hill, 1 April 2021

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Chamie, J. (2022). America’s Retirement Riddle. In: Population Levels, Trends, and Differentials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-22479-9_2

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