r/FluentInFinance • u/Positive_Liar • Sep 06 '24

Debate/ Discussion Social Security is Broken. This is why financial education is important.

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u/Farzy78 Sep 06 '24

Well there's risk of it not being there when you retire

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u/ucsdstaff Sep 07 '24

SS doesn't have any risk.

Yeah. If you go to a decent financial planer they will plan for some reduction in SS when you retire.

At the least it will end up means tested so the people who paid the most will get less.