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Small Businesses Believe Washington Needs to do More to Help Workers Prepare for Retirement, Support Legislation Doing So

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Small Business Majority
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Wednesday, January 22, 2014

Though the U.S. is slowly recovering from the effects of the Great Recession, Washington small business owners and their employees are facing another financial crisis: retirement security. A survey by the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) found a quarter of residents between the ages of 45-64 in the Evergreen State have less than $25,000 in savings, and additional research found nearly three in five middle class workers in the state can expect to outlive their retirement savings.  Washington small business owners and their workers are no exception.

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