That would be true if Social Security was an investment. However, it is a social welfare program and a tax combined into one. In 2040 when the current balance

That would be true if Social Security was an investment. However, it is a social welfare program and a tax combined into one. In 2040 when the current balance is tipped, that program can become solvent without increasing the tax by reducing payouts by 25%. Meanwhile, the current federal budget is only funded to about 2/3, so there are other programs I'd worth about earlier, if I'd care about programs and the taxes funding them.