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Paying for Social Security

Privatization, privatization, privatization...President Bush wants to reform Social Security by partially privatizing the system. Do it yourself retirement…sounds promising? But what are the costs? Marketplace's John Dimsdale does the math.

A protester in New York City demonstrates against a Bush administration plan to add private investment accounts to Social Security. (Photo: Spencer Platt / Getty Images)

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