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Nobel Prize-winning economist turned political analyst Paul Krugman issued a dire warning in a New York Times op-ed: the policies former President Donald Trump is running on would decimate the solvency of Social Security and perhaps even “bankrupt” the program altogether. This comes as many other experts fire off similar alarm bells, with one study saying the federal retirement program’s trust fund could be depleted in just six years if all of Trump’s policies are adopted. Social Security, noted Krugman, operates on its own separate budget. Want more breaking political news? Click for the late…

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