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These Are the Solutions Americans Agree On To Secure Social Security’s Funding
Half of current and future beneficiaries want higher earners to pay more into Social Security.Credit: Wesley Lapointe / Getty ImagesKEY TAKEAWAYSSocial Security’s retirement and survivor trust fund is projected to run short in 2032, leaving it able to pay only 78% of scheduled benefits.About half of Americans surveyed would raise taxes on higher earners to fix the funding gap.They also backed higher employer payroll taxes and reduced benefits for high earners.Social Security’s looming shortfall has prompted rare bipartisan agreement, with Democrats and Republicans ranking the same three fixes…
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