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Gen Xers fret over the future of Social Security. "I will likely be working in retirement."

A survey found 41% of workers over 55 expect Social Security to be their main retirement income as Gen X savings lag far behind needs.

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(CBS) — Retirement is biting Generation X. Its oldest members will turn 62 next year, the earliest age at which people can claim Social Security benefits, with many Americans having too little saved to stop working even as the program faces its own funding crisis. Chris Branaman, 53, jokes that his retirement will be spent as a Walmart greeter. “That’s my funny way of saying I will likely be working in retirement,” said Branaman of Bay City, Mic…

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CBS News broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, August 24, 2026.
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