A married couple retiring last year after both spouses earned average lifetime wages paid about $598,000 in Social Security taxes during their careers. They can expect to collect about $556,000 in benefits, if the man lives to 82 and the woman lives to 85, according to a 2011 study by the Urban Institute, a Washington think tank.
Social Security benefits are fading - Brockton, MA - The Enterprise
Part one of a four part series.
Not a good deal, unless something happens (illness, accident, financial loss) on the way to a happy retirement.
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