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For any of you citizens who are absolutely freaked out about the escalating federal deficit, a story in Monday's USA Today should cause you to shudder. The paper reports that Social Security's annual surplus nearly evaporated last year for the first time in 25 years as the recession led hundreds of thousands of workers to retire or claim disability. Things are a little bit worse than had been expected, says Stephen Goss, chief ...
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