Social Security Trust Fund to Run Out of Money by 2034: CBO

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Social Security Trust Fund to Run Out of Money by 2034: CBO
A Social Security card sits alongside checks from the U.S. Treasury in Washington on Oct. 14, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Andrew Moran
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A trust fund for Social Security is scheduled to run out of money by 2034 as benefits exceed tax revenues, according to new estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

The budget watchdog released the latest report assessing the financial state of the retirement program over the next 75 years.

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Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of "The War on Cash."