Social Security Trust Fund
There aren’t any quick fixes to Social Security insolvency
When combining the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund (OASI) and the Disability Insurance Trust Fund (DI), Social Security will be able to pay 100 percent of total scheduled benefits until 2035, according to the Social Security Trustee Report for…
Challenging the “Earned Benefit” Definition of Social Security

Arguments and viewpoints on Social Security reform are increasing these days, and since we’re within a decade of the program’s financial flash point, that’s a good thing. Most who’ve been following this slow-moving train wreck are aware of the projected…
Ask Rusty – How Do Disability Programs Affect Social Security’s Budget?
Dear Rusty: I read with interest an analysis of the history, reasons, and financial costs of the SSI (Supplemental Security Income) and SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) programs. My question is, specifically, what portion of the Social Security budget goes…
What if Social Security runs out of money?

The Social Security Trustees report is an annual report that provides information about the current and projected financial status of the Social Security and Medicare trust funds. The latest annual report shows the Trust Fund will run out of money…
Clarifying the Banking Interactions Between the U.S. Treasury and Social Security

The charge that the political arena has, through the years, “stolen” money from the Social Security program is an enduring piece of folklore that surfaces routinely in social media and in a variety of news accounts. Some sources cite specific…
An Argument Against Privatization of Social Security

Social Security is in trouble…no doubt about that. In fact, we’re now less than a decade from the program reaching its point of insolvency–the point at which all accumulated reserves are fully depleted. These reserves, which had reached a high…
The Social Security Solvency Dilemma – Part 2

Social Security: The Projected Depletion of Reserves The most recent Social Security Trustees Report projects that the Old Age and Survivors (OASI) Trust Fund will be fully depleted by 2033. When combined with the Disability Insurance (DI) Trust Fund reserves,…
The Social Security Solvency Dilemma – Part 1

The most recent edition of the Social Security Trustees Report moved the projected date for full depletion of the program’s trust fund reserves forward a year. While that’s not good news, certainly, it does have the effect of shining a…
An Analysis of the 2023 Trustees Report

The Social Security Administration’s Research, Statistics & Policy Analysis arm yesterday presented a summary review of the Social Security trust funds. The review follows the Friday publication of the detailed reports on the financial outlook for Social Security’s Old-Age, Survivors, and…
Trust Fund Report Highlights Need for Reform
This article explains The Social Security Trust Fund and its role in paying current and future benefits. As the amount in the fund decreases, the need for Congress to act to sustain the long-term health of the Social Security program becomes…