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  "id": 1022531,
  "title": "Social Security Is in Dire Straits, Thanks in Part to President Donald Trump, but Taxing the Rich Won't Fix the Problem",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/social-security-is-in-dire-straits-thanks-in-part-to-president-donald-1022531",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-15T10:56:00.000Z",
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  "summary": "Key PointsSocial Security's Old-Age and Survivors Insurance trust fund (OASI) -- the fund that pays retired workers and survivor beneficiaries -- is an estimated six years away from exhausting its asset reserves.",
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        "title": "Social Security Is in Dire Straits, Thanks in Part to President Donald Trump, but Taxing the Rich Won't Fix the Problem",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/social-security-is-in-dire-straits-thanks-in-part-to-president-donald",
        "published": "2026-08-15T10:36:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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