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It is already beginning to run dry
Social Security's trust fund faces depletion in six years; worker-to-retiree ratio collapsed from 150:1 to critical imbalance. The fiscal crisis will pressure Federal R&D budgets and tax policy, forcing tech leaders to reassess hiring and long-term planning.
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Legislators have just six years to fix things

Our podcast on markets, the economy and business. This week, the clock is ticking for America’s social security fund

Legislators have just six years to fix things | World News

Gloom about America’s future is almost as old as the republic itself, says US editor. Here is an alternative for 2026

High debt, disjointed markets and pugnacious trade policy all threaten the world’s safe asset

State-level policies are making up for stingy federal provision