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My Social Security Day: We Know the Cliff Is Coming, So Why are We Still Arguing About the Guardrail?
August 14, 2026, is the 91st anniversary of Social Security. On August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law. It was an ambitious idea for its time to create a national system that would … Continue reading
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Tagged AARP, Alan Greenspan, August 14, COLA, Consumer Price Index, Disability Insurance, Franklin D. Roosevelt, My Social Security Day, OASI, Old Age and Survivors Insurance, payroll taxes, pension, retirement, Ronald Reagan, Social Security, taxes, Tip O’Neill
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The Retirement Problem: What Happens When You Don’t Have to Die?
Recently, we waded into the deep end of the genetic pool to talk about extreme human longevity. We looked at how medical engineering is steadily rewriting the limits of human life, and what happens to a finite planet when humans … Continue reading
Posted in Science, Society
Tagged compound interest, compounding, death, economy, employment, generational wealth, immortality, longevity, retirement, science, Social Security, wealth
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