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Can an 'ideal partner' earn five figures?

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The median U.S. salary is about $62,192, but Americans expect their ideal partner to earn six figures. That's the takeaway from a new survey.

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American workers pay taxes into a Social Security "trust fund." The more you earn now, the more you will reap later in retirement benefits. You can monitor your progress in a government account called "my Social Security." 

Those facts might lead some people to believe that everyone has a personal Social Security fund, money earmarked just for them. Is that true?

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