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Trustees Warn of 2034 Fund Depletion and 19% Benefit Cut

Proposals to raise the payroll tax to 16.05 percent or higher would saddle new labor-force entrants with six-figure lifetime burdens.

Social Security Trust Funds to Be Exhausted by 2033, Triggering Major Benefit Cuts