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https://www.ncpssm.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Editor___Piktochart-600x400.jpg 600w, https://www.ncpssm.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Editor___Piktochart-633x422.jpg 633w, https://www.ncpssm.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Editor___Piktochart-768x512.jpg 768w, https://www.ncpssm.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Editor___Piktochart-800x533.jpg 800w, https://www.ncpssm.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Editor___Piktochart-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https://www.ncpssm.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Editor___Piktochart-1200x799.jpg 1200w, https://www.ncpssm.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Editor___Piktochart.jpg 1300w" sizes="(max-width: 351px) 100vw, 351px" /></noscript></a></h3> <h3><a href="https://www.ncpssm.org/documents/2024-opeds-and-letters/social-security-is-alive-fairly-well-and-essential-as-ever/">Social Security is alive, fairly well, and essential as ever</a></h3> <p>Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby writes that Social Security was originally promoted “falsely but persuasively” as a pension 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