claim: "the social security trust fund is sound. without anything being done, it would function well into 2038; and even after that time with no changes, we could pay 80 percent of the benefits that people have earned."
author: marcy kaptur
evidence_1: social security and medicare together accounted for 42 percent of federal  program ... consequently, even when there are positive trust fund balances, any  ... workers earn these benefits by paying into the system during their working  years. ... the trustees project that the combined trust funds will be depleted in  2034, the ...
evidence_2: marcy kaptur · "the social security trust fund is sound. without anything being  done, it would function well into 2038; and even after that time with no changes,  we could pay 80 percent of the benefits that people have earned." ... says when  she "helped get $15 billion more for veterans care, kucinich voted no." —  politifact ...
evidence_3: jun 22, 2016 ... considered alone, the di trust fund is projected to become depleted ... be able  to pay full benefits until 2023, and the retirement fund alone will be adequate into  2035. ... young people frequently ask: “will social security be there for me? ...  not only do we need to strengthen its long-term health, it's time we ...
evidence_4: "the social security trust fund is sound. without anything being done, it would  function well into 2038; and even after that time with no changes, we could pay  80 percent of the benefits that people have earned. ... another presidential  election year, rare is the day when a candidate does not utter or repeat a claim  that will be ...
evidence_5: mar 21, 2016 ... social security will not run out of money as long as people continue working ...  that refers to the social security trust, which is a surplus that was ... that's  assuming no changes are made to the retirement age, social security payments,  ... and benefits, or increasing the payroll tax that funds social security.