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Veronique de Rugy on Social Security and Why Americans Don't Save More

Reason Staff | 11.25.2014 8:30 AM

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One-third of Americans have nothing saved for retirement, according to a study published in August by the financial data aggregator Bankrate. That grim factoid joined a growing chorus of reports highlighting Americans' dismal savings habits. In 2013, the National Institute of Retirement Security (NIRS) determined that 84 percent of Americans are falling short of "reasonable" retirement savings targets. Data from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College reflect a similar trend, and a recent PBS poll found that 92 percent of Americans believe we face a retirement crisis and that government should act now. The reality is not quite as grim as these reports suggest, writes Veronique de Rugy in the December issue of Reason.

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