So it turns out Medicare is the biggest single, excuse me, other than interest, is the biggest spend out of the general fund. Because Social Security, until the trust fund's gone, does not have a general fund aspect. Social Security is self-financed. Right now it's payroll tax and trust fund. But that's why so many of us are freaked out that is it eight years, nine years, is it now 2035 or 2034? (16:45–16:50)
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Asserts that Social Security is currently financed through payroll taxes and its trust fund.
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