33 Jaw-Dropping Stats About Social Security
"Every day the increasing weight of years admonishes me more and more,
that the shade of retirement is as necessary to me as it will be welcome."
-- George Washington, Farewell Address
A Franklin-Templeton survey in 2014 found that the vast majority of not-yet-retired folks -- 72%, in fact -- are looking forward to retirement. That's not surprising, but the degree to which most of them will rely on Social Security for critical retirement income probably is at least eye-opening, if not shocking.
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