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Is Social Security necessary? Isn't this just a way of the government saying that individuals are not responsible enough to plan for their retirement, so they have to set our money aside for us?

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Is Social Security necessary? Isn't this just a way of the government saying that individuals are not responsible enough to plan for their retirement, so they have to set our money aside for us?

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Social Security is necessary as a source of constant perpetual income. Thus, while individuals can save and can be responsible, many different things happen in life and you can never prepare just by saving for those situations that may occur in life. For example, if an individual ...

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