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The Dwindling Pot Of Money That Could Plunge Seniors Into Poverty

The NPR Politics Podcast

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If Washington does nothing, social security will start to run out of money in about a decade. If that were to happen, it would be disastrous without the safety net poverty among the elderly with skyrocket. We often hear about social security when politicians accuse one another of trying to cut it. It's something of a third rail in politics, but the challenges are real.

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