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A person holds a sign reading "Save Our Social Security" during a rally near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on April 10, 2025. (AFP/Getty Images/TNS)

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June 17, 2026

Social Security and the reality of math and aging

By ALLISON SCHRAGER Bloomberg Opinion

NEW YORK (TNS) — There are two processes that we cannot escape: aging and math. This applies not o...

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