The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance, regarding the Trustees’ reports on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds released today. The report states that the Social Security Trust Fund is able to pay full benefits and expenses until 2032, while the Medicare Trust F
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The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance, regarding the Trustees’ reports on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds released today. The report states that the Social Security Trust Fund is able to pay full benefits and expenses until 2032, while the Medicare Trust F
A trust fund that helps to finance Social Security benefits is expected to run out of money in less than seven years — unless Congress acts to patch the system before that. The Social Security Administration has released a report with new projections as to when the trust funds that help pay benefits may be depleted. The following statement was issued by Richard Fiesta, Executive Director of the Alliance, regarding the Trustees’ reports on the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds released today.
NPR reported the story as "Social Security funds could run short by 2032, program's Trustees warn." Common Dreams reported the story as "Congress Must Act Now to Protect Social Security—Make the Wealthy Pay Their Fair Share."
3 sources have covered this story, including NPR, Common Dreams and CNBC. The earliest reporting in the cluster landed about 1 hour ago.
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