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This 1 Chart Shows Why Social Security Is So Important

With Washington leaders continuously debating the future of Social Security, it can be easy to forget just how important the program has become to retired Americans. The truth is that the bottom 80 percent of Americans have stashed little away in retirement savings programs, like 401(k)s and Roth IRAs. As a result, most Americans rely largely on Social Security for their relatively small retirement nest egg, according to Ross Eisenbrey, a vice president at the Economic Policy Institute. Read more.

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