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Scott Peters: Social Security is more like a retirement plan because we pay it out to people even if they don't need it.

On the recordMay 14, 2019
Social Security is more like a retirement plan because we pay it out to people even if they don't need it.
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Scott Peters
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Critiquing the nature of Social Security payments.

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