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Raising Social Security’s minimum age is bad economics

April 30, 2013 Arthur Lieber Budget, Charity & Justice, Consumer issues, Economy, Employment, Health care, Human Rights, Labor and unions, Poverty, Social Sec/Medicare, Taxes Leave a comment

Among the ideas that have been floated for reducing the Social Security budget is to raise the eligibility age to receive benefits. It is

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