0: Could Social Security and Medicare vanish? Well,
the programs won't be able to fully pay benefits in just over a decade.
If lawmakers don't act. This according to a new government report. See,
the report predicts the program's trust fund would be depleted in 2033.
At that point, benefits would be cut by 21%.
That's unless lawmakers adopt some changes.
NPR explains that one way Congress could fix the problem is by raising taxes
that support Social Security.
Lawmakers could also reduce retirement benefits or some combination of the two
solutions.
60 million retirees and family members benefits are threatened.