Here's a detailed explanation by a Modern Monetary Theory founder, Stephanie Kelton.
The bottom line: Social Security's enabling legislation makes it dependent on payroll tax collection, even though the federal government could simply print the money to pay full benefits. Why have payroll tax revenues stagnated? Answer: the rise of the billionaires has kept labor poor and poorly paid.
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