Source: Fortune
Summary
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget’s (CRFB) Retirement Trust Fund Countdown estimates that Social Security funds will be exhausted in six years, seven months, and five days, prompting concerns for Congress. The next class of senators, to be elected in 2026, will inherit the problem of addressing Social Security and Medicare funding, as well as the $39 trillion national debt. Economists warn that mandatory public funds will reach insolvency unless Congress acts. Caleb Quakenbush, director of fiscal policy at the Bipartisan Policy Center, and Michael Peterson, CEO of the Peterson Foundation, emphasize the need for bipartisan reform to address the looming deadline.
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The Retirement Trust Fund Countdown is ticking away, and the next class of senators will have to address Social Security and Medicare funding. The $39 trillion national debt and interest payments of $530 billion are eye-watering. Economists warn of insolvency unless Congress acts. The Bipartisan Policy Center and the Peterson Foundation urge bipartisan reform. The clock is ticking, and the next generation of senators will have to pick up the calculators and pencils to come up with a solution.
The strategy enters a familiar phase: kicking the can down the road, but with a looming deadline that will require bipartisan action.
Author: Evan Null
