Average couple will pay in $783,000 in their lifetime in Social Security and taxes. It's amazing. And how many people will you hear say, but they stole my money? No, actually turns out that The average couple gets every dime of that back. Their benefits they'll receive will be about $831,000. So a 70 some thousand dollar spiff, okay, crap rate of return. You gotta understand, George Bush wrote:20 some years ago when they talked about taking just a tiny slice … (18:31–18:40)
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Asserts that an average couple receives $831,000 in Social Security benefits, more than they paid in.
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