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Raising Social Security's retirement age would hit the poorest hardest
Raising Social Security's full retirement age is seen as a possible fix for the programme's funding shortfall, but analysts warn it would disproportionately harm lower-income workers and those in physically demanding jobs. The changes would need to be both rapid and steep to meaningfully reduce the deficit. Critics argue that working longer is simply not a realistic option for many blue-collar Americans.
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