Worker-to-Beneficiary Ratio in the Social Security Program
As the population ages, fewer workers will be paying taxes to support each Social Security beneficiary.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0004_worker-benefit-ratio
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As the population ages, fewer workers will be paying taxes to support each Social Security beneficiary.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0004_worker-benefit-ratio
Low-income seniors rely on Social Security benefits for a major share of their retirement income.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0018_social-security-low-income
Social Security is an essential program for millions of Americans, but it’s at risk if lawmakers fail to take action to reform the program.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/08/9-facts-about-social-security-and-the-need-to-strengthen-it
Proponents argue that a well-designed benefit reduction policy would improve the equitability by better balancing the payouts between low- and high-income earners.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/2024/07/social-security-reform-should-we-reduce-benefits
The 2014 Trustees Reports make clear that essential programs, like Social Security and Medicare, are on an unsustainable path.
https://www.pgpf.org/infographic/2014-social-security-medicare-trustees-reports
Social Security is the largest single federal program, and accounts for approximately one quarter of all federal spending.
https://www.pgpf.org/blog/celebrating-social-securitys-80th-anniversary
Social Security’s finances are facing growing pressure due to the aging of the population.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2017/07/trustees-warn-social-security-in-financial-trouble
The combined Social Security trust funds are projected to be fully depleted by 2034 — just 18 years from now.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/2016/06/trustees-warn-social-security-in-financial-trouble
The Social Security Trustees's 2011 financial report warns that Social Security is in a weakened financial position in the short run and in an unsustainable condition in the long run.
https://www.pgpf.org/analysis/financial-condition-of-social-security
Spending on the major healthcare programs, Social Security, and interest will continue to climb rapidly over the long term.
https://www.pgpf.org/chart-archive/0281_spending_to_climb_rapidly