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		MuffinFlavored on Sept 23, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Will America's debt doom us? > The maximum benefit in 2019 is $3,770/mo for people who retire at 70. How much would you have had to contribute between 18-70 to achieve this number?

wang_li on Sept 23, 2019 [–]

They use the highest 35 years of earnings. So I would assume that you'd need to be over the inflation adjusted annual cap to max out the benefit.

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