Social Security Trustees Report Warns Trust Funds Depleting Faster, Cites Trump Policies as Accelerating Factor
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Miranda Jeyaretnam
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Summary
A new Social Security and Medicare Trustees report warns that trust funds are depleting faster than previously forecast, threatening reduced benefits for tens of millions of Americans. The report specifically points to Trump administration policies as accelerating the financial strain on these programs, which were already under pressure from the country's aging population. Social Security currently provides benefits to approximately 62 million retirees and survivors, plus 8 million disabled individuals, while over 69 million are enrolled in Medicare.
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· 3 pulledIf the funds run dry, that could mean smaller monthly Social Security cheques to around tens of millions of Americans.
Social Security and Medicare have long faced financial strain driven by the country's aging population, but the report suggests that the trust funds are likely to be exhausted sooner than previously forecast.
The trustees pointed to Trump's policies as accelerating the depletion.
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