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percent less, even though Social
Security ran a surplus in every
one of those years.
Congress just told SSA it has to
spend less, starting October 1,
than it spent last year. Less, even
though Social Security will run a
$15.7 billion surplus in 2016 and
an even larger $31.1 billion surplus in 2017. And even though it
continues to have trillions more
dollars in reserve.
And it is not like Social Security's workload is going down.
And, with 10,000 baby boomers,
on average, retiring every single
day, SSA's workload will keep
growing.
Throughout its history, Social
Security has had a well-deserved
reputation for exemplary customer service. But no organization, private or public, can see its
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