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They talk about cuts that might happen in 2034 and 2033, when there still would be enough money coming in to pay 89% of scheduled Medicare benefits and 81% of scheduled Social Security benefits.

Until 2010, workers paid more in Social Security taxes than what the federal government paid out in benefits, she said. Since then, Social Security has borrowed over $1 trillion to bridge the gap.

The trust funds that the Social Security Administration relies on to pay millions of U.S. retiree benefits could be depleted by 2034, according to a government report released this week.