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The Social Security program in the United States is a cornerstone for retirement planning for millions. Yet, it is not a ...

Recent news that Social Security funds may run out for Americans in the program raises an important question: What is Social Security?

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President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law in 1935, establishing a social insurance program as a federal safety net for elderly, unemployed and other disadvantaged ...

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Social Security can tap its trust funds to keep up with benefits until they run dry. And while the program itself can't run out of money, those trust funds are a different story.

But within a decade, Social Security could run short on funds to pay the full benefits Americans are counting on. The retirement and disability program has been running a cash-flow deficit since 2010.