How is social security in the US at risk of running out of funding, if every tax payer pays into it?
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An oversimplified explanation is this: social security is a glorified take-a-penny-leave-a-penny system. The problem is right now there are far more takers than leavers.
On top of that, low wages equals lower contributions while at the same time inflation is reducing the effectiveness of the payouts.
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