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Raised on it
"Nothing can compensate for life without your father, but Social Security sustained us."
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Raised on it
"Nothing can compensate for life without your father, but Social Security sustained us."
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American dream chaser
"There are no jobs here for older men, even those willing to do anything."
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Ballroom dancer
"I had 8 children and would have been on welfare."
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Turned the heat off
"I would definitely be homeless if I didn't get Social Security, no question."
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Home-bound but healthy
"As I write this, I thank God for support from family and Social Security."
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Graduate student
"My dad is gone, but his love of education lives on because of Social Security."
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Proud social worker
"Without Social Security or something equally guaranteed, I don't understand how people could survive once they got older."
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Retired educator, cancer survivor
"Social Security also helps me with my mortgage payments, which take half my income. I probably would have lost my home without it."
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Frugal saver
"My husband and I are planners. But you can't plan for everything. That's where Social Security is a real safety net."
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Music lover who stretches her check
"When they said during the debt ceiling talks that there might be no Social Security checks, I can't begin to tell you how I felt."
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Post-retirement worker
"We worked for this, and Washington lawmakers have no right to take it away from us."
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Americans come together when it comes to Social Security. Initially designed to provide a basic income for retirees and their families, Social Security is widely considered the most successful government program in the nation's history. … Back to Article
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