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There are no, as in none, zero, projections that show that Social Security will not always be able to pay retirees a higher benefit (adjusted for inflation) than what retirees get today. This means that when LA Times, consumer columnist David Lazarus told listeners on Marketplace radio this morning that Social Security may not be there for them, he was speaking utter nonsense.
Responsible radio stations do not present people as experts who either do not know what they are talking about or deliberately say things they know not to be true.