And so we just whistle past the graveyard, ignoring the looming debt crisis that we may be seeing the inklings of it with 8.2% inflation. So, you know, The trust fund runs out in 2035. Nobody's talking about it. Nobody's really discussing the fact that, you know, benefits already exceed the payroll tax. Nobody's talking about what happens when that trust fund runs out. (04:06–04:09)
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Asserts that the Social Security trust fund will be depleted by 2035.
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