Like me, I bet a lot of you have been thinking that Social Security is running a deficit. Not so! Social Security contributes *nothing* to our national debt, either. In fact, the fund has a $2.5 TRILLION SURPLUS. Joy Ann Reid provides a great explanation in case you can spare a few min:
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYQ1CHkp/
Congress has been taking from Social Security over time, essentially b/c the PENTAGON and literal HANDOUTS TO THE RICH are putting us into debt. Social Security has nothing to do w/ it