Social Security Has a Worsening Income Inequality Problem -- and Retirees May End Up Paying the Price

The silver lining is that the OASI doesn't need any money in its reserve to continue paying eligible beneficiaries. In other words, Social Security isn't in danger of bankruptcy or of halting benefits. But the projected depletion of the OASI's asset reserves would signal that the existing payout schedule, including COLAs, isn't sustainable.According to the 2025 Trustees Report, the Old-Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund (OASI) is projected to exhaust its asset reserves -- the excess income collected sin ...