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The Social Security Trust Fund is projected to exhaust its asset reserves by 2033

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In the 2024 Trustees Report , it was estimated that Social Security is facing a $23.2 trillion funding obligation shortfall through 2098 .

In 1983 , Social Security's asset reserves were rapidly headed for exhaustion, which would have necessitated benefit cuts.

The lion's share of the income that funds this program comes from the 12.4% payroll tax on earned income.

President-elect Trump 's Social Security plan may be well intentioned, forecasts suggest it would be a fiscal disaster.

Ending the taxation of benefits would deprive Social Security of valuable income through 2035 .

The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget estimates it would increase Social Security's cash deficit by $2.25 trillion over 10 years .

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