For the vast majority of Social Security beneficiaries, their monthly check is vital to their financial well-being. After 20 years of annual polling, Gallup has found that no less than 80% of retirees rely on their Social Security benefit in some capacity to meet their monthly expenses. 

But with judgment day for the U.S. debt ceiling looming large, more than 66 million beneficiaries are left wondering whether their Social Security checks will be on the chopping block.

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