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Remember the phrase “greedy geezers?” That was former Wyoming Senator Alan Simpson’s memorable description back in 2012 of seniors who receive Social Security. Simpson was co-chair back then of a bipartisan presidential commission on how to cut the federal deficit. The commission had recommended cuts to Social Security benefits as part of its deficit s…