How is social security in the US at risk of running out of funding, if every tax payer pays into it?

Question

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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Answer 1

The simplest explanation is that there are more retired people now than ever, due to the baby boom after the war.

While we are paying in, there are more of them taking out…