SCOUT· 57%29m·2026-09-30·BusinessWho’s gonna pay for your Social Security?
Very soon, Social Security may not have enough money to make full payments to retirees. Very soon. Like by 2032, just six years from now. So what are we gonna do about it? Today on the show, we look at some of the most talked about possible solutions; and exactly whose wallets we’ll have to rifle through to find the…
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“These boomers would have money for retirement if they didn't buy avocado toast”
“funny how all the solutions are just squeezing already-suffering workers harder”
“Hey there Planet Money! What are the details surrounding lifting the cap on amount people pay, e.i., what if we didn't have an income limit at all? Currently if you make more than $184,500 in income, you don't have to pay into Social Securi…”
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