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Tim Scott: “To anyone on the panel, I would like to ask this question, because when I was still in the business of trying to educate…”

On the recordMarch 11, 2015
To anyone on the panel, I would like to ask this question, because when I was still in the business of trying to educate folks from the financial service industry's perspective, two of the major risks that we have in life is, one, you die too soon. The other one is you live too long, and most folks are unprepared for both.
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Tim Scott
Republican · South Carolina

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Scott discusses the financial risks people face regarding life expectancy.

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