The Social Security trust funds will only be able to pay out 77% of benefits by 2034, a new report from the administration found.
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A plan to withhold all benefits until historical overpayments are recouped was scrapped in favor of a 50% rate.
It may be years before some Americans can get realistic estimates on payments from the beleaguered system.