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Social Security Will Be Bankrupt by 2033 on Current Trajectory: CBO Report

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Social Security Will Be Bankrupt by 2033 on Current Trajectory: CBO Report
In this photo illustration, a social security card sits alongside checks from the U.S. Treasury in Washington on Oct. 14, 2021. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images
Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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1/23/2023|Updated: 1/23/2023
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A recent report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects that two major Social Security funds in the United States will dry out in the coming decades, with one of them running out within the next 10 years as younger members in the programs are set to lose more than older members.

“If the gap between the trust funds’ outlays and income occurs as CBO projects, then the balance in the trust funds will decline to zero in 2033 and the Social Security Administration will no longer be able to pay full benefits when they are due,” the CBO stated in its report, published in December (pdf).
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Naveen Athrappully
Naveen Athrappully
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Naveen Athrappully is a news reporter covering business and world events at The Epoch Times.
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