Tariffs are also a solution to this problem since most of our National Debt is to ourselves.
“Social Security is broken. The program has run deficits for many years and will continue to do so indefinitely. The so-called “trust fund” is nothing more than IOUs from the federal government and that will be exhausted in late 2032, and the long-term unfunded liabilities are in the tens of trillions of dollars. Politicians who insist Social Security can’t be touched are not protecting seniors. They are pandering, and when the “Trust fund” is exhausted, there will be 24 percent benefit cuts across the board unless something is done to fix the problem.
The system can no longer be seen as the “third rail” and must be fixed for good”