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Retirement, social security and poverty in the US

A pair of elderly couples view the ocean and waves along the beach in La Jolla, California March 8, 2012.  REUTERS/Mike Blake   (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1E8390ALN01

The option for early retirement was created by the Social Security Act amendments of 1961 Image: REUTERS/Mike Blake

Laurent Belsie
Economics Editor, The Christian Science Monitor
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