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David Roe: “Twenty-nine percent of people over 55 don't have any savings at all. That is frightening when you think about it.”

On the recordJune 16, 2015
Twenty-nine percent of people over 55 don't have any savings at all. That is frightening when you think about it.
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David Roe
Republican · Vermont

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Roe highlights the alarming statistic of older Americans lacking retirement savings.

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