Tag: trust fund depletion
Releasing the Social Security Trustees Report a couple of months later than usual always raises the intriguing question that it might include some titillating new information. For better or worse, the 2025 Trustees Report is standard fare. It confirms what has been evident for almost three decades – namely, Social Security is facing a 75-year…
We know what we are dealing with, and can take steps to address it. The key metric used to summarize Social Security’s financial status is the 75-year deficit. This number is the present discounted value of scheduled taxes (plus the existing trust fund) minus the present discounted value of scheduled benefits divided by the present…
