text: When the trust fund begins running cash deficits in 2016 , the government as a whole must come up with the cash to finance Social Security 's cash deficit by reducing any projected non-Social Security surpluses , borrowing from the public , raising other taxes , or reducing other government spending .
  
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  In 2016 the entire government will have to find the money to finance the fund when Social Security is forced to run on cash deficits .