Who is going to support you in your old age? Most Americans rely heavily on
Social Security benefits – but will the benefits be available when you retire? Before the pandemic, the outlook was already bleak, but the policy responses to the pandemic have made things much worse for current and future retirees.
Politicians love to talk about the
Social Security “trust fund” and assure us that it will not be raided. But the unfortunate fact is the “trust fund” is an accounting fiction without any real assets. In actuality,
Social Security is a giant Ponzi scheme operated by the government. Benefits that are paid to existing retirees come from the current taxes from those working today and borrowing. There is no reserve pool.