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The push to save Social Security

Statistics paint a picture of millions of senior citizens forced to live in poverty after their working years end. Congressional gridlock, however, prevents any action that would allow Social Security benefits to remain at promised levels.

By Dan Berman | Updated on December 09, 2013
A long line of jobless and homeless men wait outside to get free dinner at New York's municipal lodging house in the winter of 1932-33 during the Great Depression. (AP Photo)

Social Security’s money problems hangs heavily over the future of retirees, leaving many politicians and industry watchdogs to worry if the nation will see a growing number of old, poor people without the resources to pay for even the basics of life.

Statistics paint a picture of millions of senior citizens forced to live in poverty after their working years end. But congressional gridlock prevents any action that would allow Social Security benefits to remain at promised levels despite evidence of broad public support for changes.

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