The Social Security Trust Fund saw a tiny uptick in the amount of taxable payroll in 2012, but it was so miniscule it has had no effect on the date the trust fund is set to run out of money.
The 2013 Trustees Report found that there was really no change in the Trust Fund's deficit.
According to a research brief by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College, the recession had a major impact on the Social Security Trust Fund deficit but the "program faces a manageable shortfall over the next 75 years, which should be addressed soon to restore confidence in the nation's major retirement program and to give people time to adjust to needed changes."
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