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1. But US Treasury is in debt already

Wed Sep 14, 2022, 10:47 PM

Sep 2022

And social security has no funds in bank. So where will the raise money come from? Only thing I can think of is higher FICA tax on workers.

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But US Treasury is in debt already at140 Sep 2022 #1

At the beginning of 2022, the SS Trust Fund... ret5hd Sep 2022 #2

Post removed Post removed Sep 2022 #3

At the present moment, you are wrong. Fiendish Thingy Sep 2022 #4

I have an Advantage plan and I don't have PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2022 #7

Any speculation on how much the cost of medicare will rise? Tess49 Sep 2022 #6

I read that it will not go up at all. PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2022 #8

Plus, even though yes, there are years when the SS increase PoindexterOglethorpe Sep 2022 #11

Wish I could have waited until age 70. Wasn't possible. Tess49 Sep 2022 #12