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Social Security’s trust fund could run out of money sooner than expected due to changes in taxes and benefits

Written by Dennis W. Jansen, Professor of Economics and Director of the Private Enterprise Research Center, Texas A&M University

A closed entrance to the Social Security Administration headquarters sits empty in Woodlawn, Md., on March 20, 2025. Wesley Lapointe/The Washington Post via Getty Images

Social Security is one of the federal government’s biggest programs.

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