An increase in the 12.4 percent Social Security payroll tax of 3.5 percentage points is all that's needed to keep full Social Security benefits flowing in the 2030s and beyond, according to Professor Munnell.
Most of the money financing Social Security checks comes from payroll taxes paid regularly by working people, while trust fund income supplements it, ensuring about 80 percent benefits even if trust funds run down.
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