I am a 63-year-old semiretired physician. If you have saved $2 million for retirement, should Social Security be optional?
MarketWatch· Quentin Fottrell· Jul 23, 2026 · 2:21 PM
“At that point, they arguably no longer need the government’s retirement safety net.”
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