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Social Security Part 5: Boom or Bust?

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Monday, February 28, 2005

As the baby boomers approach retirement age, economists and politicians are focusing on reforms to the social security system and what will be left after the bubble of the boomers has passed through. Economists Peter Diamond and Andrew Samwick discuss when the problems will start and how to fix them.

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Social Security Part 5: Boom or Bust?

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Andrew Samwick, Professor of Economics and Director of the Nelson A. Rockefeller at Dartmouth College and former ...

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