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Raising or removing the FICA max for high earners would fix this immediately. Cutting benefits is unnecessary. Please don't conflate what's happening now with the trust fund balance, though. That's an entirely different issue that wouldn't affect beneficiaries for about 10 years.
Apr 14, 2025, 6:27 PM
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