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On the recordMarch 8, 2011
The number of workers per retiree has fallen from 42 to 1 in 1940 to about 3 to 1 today.
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Richard Shelby
Republican · Alabama
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Highlights the declining ratio of workers to retirees affecting Social Security.

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