Social Security will always pay benefits as long as there are workers.
What needs fixing is the goddamned cap - it needs to be removed or raised significantly.
And maybe the OASDI needs to be raised. How long since that last happened?
What CAN NOT be done is cutting benefits or raising the retirement age. NEITHER of these is even necessary.
Republicans will say it's "broke because it's a Ponzi scheme" or "it's broke because of all the fraud" - NEITHER ONE IS TRUE.
Social Security is the most successful anti-poverty program in America. The rate of fraud is less than 1%. Its operational expenses are also minuscule - and they will be until Republicans privatize it, then that will balloon, taking even more money out of the trust fund. They are trying right now to destroy and enshittify service - shuttering over 50% of social security offices nationwide.
DEMOCRATS MUST HAVE A PLAN to fully staff and fund Social Security and prevent any cuts to staffing or funding for at least a decade. AND they must (See John Larson) have a plan IN 2028 for FIXING THIS SHORTFALL WITHOUT ANY CUTS TO BENEFITS.
THIS should be one of their top priorities - but it won't be unless people are SCREAMING at them to do it.
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