--- title: "House Oversight: Estate Documents (Nov 12) (HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020909)" source: "House Oversight: Estate Documents (Nov 12)" sourceUrl: "https://www.justice.gov/epstein" date: "2026-01-01" category: "House Oversight" eftaNumber: "HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020909" ocrPages: 1 ocrChars: 785 ocrElapsed: 0.0 parseTier: "external-legacy" engine: "engine undisclosed (ep-nov-12.greg.technology mirror)" externalSource: "greg-ep-nov-12" externalLicense: "not granted" externalCredit: "ep-nov-12.greg.technology" externalUrl: "https://ep-nov-12.greg.technology" --- Social Security: Each Retiree Was Supported by 42 Workers in 1945 & Just 3 Workers in 2009 Supporting Workers per Social Security Beneficiary, 1945 - 2030E 45 40 35 30 Forecast Supporting Workers per Beneficiary 25 20 15 5 0 1945 1955 1965 1975 1985 1995 2005 , www.kpcb.com 2015E 2025E Source: Social Security Administration. USA Inc. | Income Statement Drilldown 135 Think About That... If you are a worker in USA, Inc. (as 81 million tax-paying Americans are), in effect, you have 5 times more 'dependents* than your parents had and 15 times more than your grandparents. www.kpcb.com Note: * Dependents' = retirees who receive Social Security benefits primarily funded via pavroll taxes on current working population. USA Inc. | Income Statement Drilldown 136 HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_020909