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Ben Ritz

  • Contributor and Director, PPI Center, Forbes
Arlington, Washington, D.C.
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Director of @PPI’s Center for Funding America's Future. No longer an active Tweeter, so better to connect with me by email: britz@ppionline.org
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Pro/Con: Privatizing Social Security a false, higher-taxes solution

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By Ben Ritz
| Duluth News Tribune Verified
Social Security is the bedrock of nearly every American’s retirement plan — the steady, dependable stream of income they can count on to guarantee them a basic standard of living in old age. That foundation is now in jeopardy. According to Social Security trustees, the program’s primary trust fund is on track to be depleted before the end of the next president’s term. If no action is taken, beneficiaries face an automatic 22% benefit cut.
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Perspective: Social Security should not be privatized

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By Ben Ritz
| Chattanooga Times Free Press Verified
Social Security is the bedrock of nearly every American’s retirement plan — the steady, dependable stream of income they can count on to guarantee them a basic standard of living in old age. That foundation is now in jeopardy. According to the Social Security trustees, the program’s primary trust fund is on track to be depleted before the end of the next president’s term. If no action is taken, beneficiaries face an automatic 22% benefit cut.
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Commentary: We need to reform Social Security, not privatize it

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By Ben Ritz
| Post and Courier Verified
Social Security is the bedrock of nearly all Americans’ retirement plan — the steady, dependable stream of income they can count on to guarantee them a basic standard of living in old age. But that foundation is now in jeopardy. According to the Social Security trustees, the program’s primary trust fund is on track to be depleted before the end of the next president’s term. If no action is taken, beneficiaries face an automatic 22 percent benefit cut.
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