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Table of Contents

1. What is Social Security?
2. Is Social Security Broke?
3. Who Benefits from Social Security?
4. Won't a Smaller Workforce Make it Impossible to Pay Benefits in the Future?
5. How Does the Trust Fund Work and is it Filled with IOUs?
6. What is Meant by Social Security "Privatization"?
7. Why Does AFSCME Oppose Privatization?
8. But Aren't Stocks a Better Investment Than Social Security?
9. Ruling Out Private Investment Accounts, How Do We Eliminate the Future Shortfall?
10. Who's Pushing for Privatization and Who Wants to Strengthen the Current System?
11. Will Social Security Benefits Be There When We Need Them?

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