During the current recession SSI has had to draw on those reserves due to high unemployment.
The Congressional Budget Office estimates that the reserve fund and payroll taxes will cover full payment of benefits for another 33 years. ( Plenty of time to restore the economy if conservatives stop blocking provisions to do so. )
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