Yes and hit highlights that this is a choice, ie the choice of how to invest the surplus. Social Security happens to buy US debt with that surplus, but it coul

Yes and hit highlights that this is a choice, ie the choice of how to invest the surplus. Social Security happens to buy US debt with that surplus, but it could have invested it elsewhere ie stocks if it were allowed to. (Of course there are pros and cons to this https://www.wsj.com/articles/should-the-social-security-trust-fund-be-allowed-to-invest-in-stocks-1491790740 https://www.wsj.com/articles/should-the-social-security-trus...)