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And now for something completely different...

1. How much higher are real wages projected to be in 2040 than today? In other words, how much richer do we expect the average worker to be 30 years from now?


2. How did the 2010 Trustees Report change the projections for 2040 wages compared with the 2009 report?


3. If we solve the projected shortfall in Social Security entirely by raising the payroll tax, what percent of the gain in real wages over the next 30 years would have to go to pay the tax?


4. What percent of real wage gains over the last 30 years was absorbed by the increase in Social Security payroll taxes?


5. What percent of the projected long-term budget shortfall is due to the inefficiencies of the US health care system?


6. How much wealth should we expect near retirees to have to support themselves in retirement?


7. What percent of older workers have jobs in which they can reasonably be expected to work at into their late 60s?

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