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Was Life Easier in the Fifties?

The Political Orphanage

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Retirement Conditions: Past vs. Present

A comparison of retirement scenarios in the 1950s and modern America, covering social security benefits, pensions, 401k accounts, and IRAs. Analysis includes differences in payouts, coverage percentages, market risks, and impacts of company bankruptcies. The chapter also explores changes in workforce dynamics, mortality rates, life expectancy, and statistics on alcohol-related deaths and drug overdoses across the decades.

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