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It would appear the article's figures support that claim.
by the_mitsuhiko 10y ago
It would appear the article's figures support that claim.
- throwanem 10y agoThe disproportion isn't in Social Security benefits consumption. The disproportion is in lifespan, and the difference in benefits consumption is a side effect thereof, because of the way Social Security is defined to work. I'm not sure that it actually helps anything to cast it in the cart-before-horse way the article does.
- loeg 10y agoCheck the final figure, where payouts minus revenue for 50+ year olds is flat across quintiles. Note that even this figure omits earnings from 18-50, which will be higher from the higher quintiles.