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> No one actually expects to live on Social Security alone... None should, but plenty do.

• dbjacobs 9y ago
  To be more precise. Among elderly Social Security beneficiaries, 23% of married couples and about 43% of unmarried persons rely on Social Security for 90% or more of their income [1]. [1] - https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/factsheets/basicfact-alt.pdf https://www.ssa.gov/news/press/factsheets/basicfact-alt.pdf
  • srtjstjsj 9y ago
    That doesn't account for spending past income, as in a savings account, cost-basis of investments, or home ownership.