Social Security on the Edge: Cuts Coming as Soon as 2032
The trustees say lifting the payroll tax cap would cover only part of the gap, leaving lawmakers to choose between cuts and broader tax increases.
- Last week, the Social Security Administration released its annual trustees report revealing the OASI trust fund is now projected to run dry in 2032, one year sooner than previously estimated.
- Deteriorating demographics and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act are driving the shortfall, with the CRFB estimating this legislation accounts for roughly a quarter of the year-over-year deterioration.
- The CRFB warned that no state will be spared from the projected 22% benefit cut; a typical couple retiring in 2033 faces an $18,400 annual reduction.
- Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent insisted the administration will not touch benefits or raise taxes, framing faster economic growth as the solution to the $31 trillion gap.
- The Trustees urged Congress to act now, warning that policymakers face a shrinking menu of options including payroll tax increases or benefit cuts to restore solvency.
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Stephen Moore: The great escape — let young workers out of Social Security
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'Social Security is on a collision course toward insolvency,' watchdog says. It hasn't been this bad since 1983
Social Security is hurtling toward a fiscal cliff that, if left unaddressed, will force an automatic 22% benefit cut for tens of millions of retirees, survivors, and their dependents in just six years. That’s the stark warning from the release last week of the 2026 Social Security Trustees’ Report. A nonpartisan fiscal watchdog, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), found the program’s financial imbalance has reached its most se…
A 22% Social Security Benefit Cut Could Happen in Just 6 Years, and That's Just the Tip of the Iceberg
Key PointsSocial Security's trust fund will be depleted in 2032.A 22% cut may occur at this point, with further cuts to follow over the next 68 years.The government will likely intervene to avoid benefit cuts, but it may need to raise taxes. The $23,760 Social Security bonus most retirees completely overlook › Workers and Social Security beneficiaries got some scary news this week, courtesy of the latest Social Security Trustees' Report. While w…
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