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NYC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Apr-17-05 05:42 PM
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1. Keeps senior citizens out of poverty.
That's the most significant thing about Social Security.

...The Bush administration removed from the Clinton-era survey two statements that at least three-quarters of those polled had agreed with: "Social Security benefits play a major role in keeping many senior citizens out of poverty" and "Social Security is the largest single source of income for most elderly Americans."

Bush removed the statements that reflect what is most significant about Social Security.
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