Scott Coulter got little traction on his idea to avert the trust fund’s insolvency, accelerated by the tax-and-spending bill.

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The Social Security Administration, which overpays billions in benefits annually, will start withholding some benefits sent to overpaid recipients.

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We will never stop fighting to defend and strengthen Social Security and Medicare for every worker, every retiree, and every generation to come,” Rep. Richard Neal, D-Mass., said in a statement.

The Social Security Administration faces a funding crisis. Trustees say the projected shortfall in retirement benefits has risen to $25.1 trillion through 2099, up from $22.6 trillion a year ago.

At Social Security’s inception, the payroll tax was set at a rate that would cover about 92% of taxable wage earnings. Today, rising income among the rich has reduced that ratio to only about 82%.