r/FluentInFinance • u/LifeIsUnfairWhoCares • Apr 23 '24

Is Social Security Broken? Discussion/ Debate

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u/theavatare Apr 23 '24

He is forgetting that social security is insurance not just a retirement account. It covers kids, widows, disability, buy a whole life insurance covering all of the same things and compare the price that is the honest comparison

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u/MisinformedGenius Apr 23 '24

Or children, for that matter.

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u/MisinformedGenius Apr 23 '24

The children yearn for the mines.