[fkfyshroglk]

No, the SURPLUS will run out. The fund will not.

[kryogen1c]

This is a silly argument. It's like saying if you can pay 95% of your mortgage, you can pay your mortgage. That's not really how it works.

[fkfyshroglk]

Social security isn't analogous to a mortgage. It's a rolling payout to the current population.

[gruez]

From wikipedia:

>Without legislative changes, trust fund reserves are projected to be depleted in 2033 for the OASI fund.[16] Should depletion occur, incoming payroll tax and other revenue would be sufficient to pay 77 percent of OASI benefits starting in 2035.

[fkfyshroglk]

Paying out 77% of benefits is not the same as running out of funds. You are still guaranteed payments while anyone in this country is making income.

[johngladtj]

Try paying only 77% of your mortgage and let me know if the bank thinks that you're not in default.

[fkfyshroglk]

Again, social security is not a mortgage and is not even remotely comparable to one.

[johngladtj]

You're right, mortgages are consensual.