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  The behavioral economics field gives us principles that suggest the loss of social security benefits will yield strong emotional and/or litigious responses, with the potential for carry-over into the private pension sphere.[7]  To  summarize why this is likely to occur: (1) individuals—using the status quo as their reference point—tend to view change as either a gain or a loss from the status quo; (2) “[s]ince losses loom larger [people feel them more… [read post]