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Old 01-07-2023, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by golfing eagles View Post
True, but SS was never intended to be the sole means of income in retirement. It was started in the 1930's as a social safety net during the great depression so seniors would not be out in the streets homeless or in "Hoovervilles". The Villages is not the cheapest place to live, so good planning would have allowed for a "cushion" to hedge against such inevitable price increases. Let's hope we never face runaway inflation, which no one will be able to hedge against.
Totally agree BUT, facts never satisfy those in TV whose sole goal is to complain about reality and forget why they moved here. So many did not do their research and drank the Kool Aid and now wonder "what happened".
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