Social Security Trust Fund Depletion Accelerates to Late 2032, Medicare to 2033

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The Social Security Retirement Trust Fund is now projected to run dry in late 2032, one quarter earlier than last year's estimate, while Medicare's hospital insurance Trust Fund is also now projected to be depleted a quarter earlier in 2033. The accelerated timeline is driven by lower birth rates, reduced immigration, and the revenue impact of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which reduced how much Social Security benefits are taxed. When the trust fund is depleted, the program will only be able to pay about 78% of scheduled retirement benefits from incoming payroll tax revenue. Separately, a substantial portion of the reported 28% annualized earnings growth for S&P 500 companies in Q1 2026 didn't come from actual business operations, but instead flowed from an accounting standard that requires companies to mark the fair value of their equity investments to market every quarter, routing unrealized gains through the income statement.

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