Will I Get My Full Social Security Benefits? Definitely, Maybe

It’s difficult, but try for a moment to imagine what US politics will be like after 2028. President JD Vance or Gavin Newsom or Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez or Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson could have any number of problems to confront, from the economic impact of artificial intelligence to a new international conflict. But there’s one thing the next administration will almost certainly have to deal with: how to pay the full, promised Social Security benefits of every American retiree.

That’s because the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund is expected to run out around 2032—which is not only during the term ...