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by kileywm 2631 days ago
A lot of this discussion centers around retirement and how many will end up with little-to-no savings to live on when they exit the workforce.

General question: what recourse does someone have that retires with no savings now, in the US?

Some ideas...

1. Gov: Social Security (Income)

2. Gov: Medicare (Healthcare)

3. Gov: Various assistance programs (Food, utilities, etc)

4. Social: Add roommate(s) to split cost of living expenses

5. Lifestyle: Downsize

Follow-up question: if the majority of people do not save sufficiently for retirement, then what might the recourse options be 20, 30, 40 years from now?