Social Security and Medicare are heading toward insolvency. Congress has 6 years to act | Fortune<\/title><meta name=\"description\" content=\"Trust fund exhaustion by 2032\u20132033 could trigger automatic benefit cuts \u2014 there is a bipartisan path to prevent it. \"\/><link rel=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/author\/steve-h-hanke\/\"\/><meta name=\"author\" content=\"Steve H. Hanke\"\/><link rel=\"author\" href=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/author\/david-m-walker\/\"\/><meta name=\"author\" content=\"David M. 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Congress has 6 years to act | Fortune\"\/><meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Trust fund exhaustion by 2032\u20132033 could trigger automatic benefit cuts \u2014 there is a bipartisan path to prevent it. \"\/><meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/2026\/06\/11\/social-security-medicare-fiscal-collapse-trust-fund-commission\/\"\/><meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fortune\"\/><meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2278908582-e1781139588609.jpg?resize=1200,600\"\/><meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\"\/><meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\"\/><meta property=\"og:image:alt\" content=\"bessent\"\/><meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Fortune\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Social Security and Medicare are heading toward insolvency. Congress has 6 years to act | Fortune\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Trust fund exhaustion by 2032\u20132033 could trigger automatic benefit cuts \u2014 there is a bipartisan path to prevent it. \"\/><meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2278908582-e1781139588609.jpg?resize=1200,600\"\/><meta name=\"twitter:image:alt\" content=\"bessent\"\/><\/head><body class=\"font-graphik-compact bg-primary text-primary typography-default font-normal tracking-none antialiased\" id=\"wp_automatic_ReadabilityBody\"><template data-dgst=\"BAILOUT_TO_CLIENT_SIDE_RENDERING\"\/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"description-parser contents\" data-cy=\"description\"><em>Steve Hanke is a Senior Contributing Columnist at Fortune, a professor of applied economics at The Johns Hopkins University, and a member of the Board of Directors at the Federal Fiscal Sustainability Foundation. He is the co-editor, with Barry W. Poulson and John Merrifield, of Public Debt Sustainability: International Perspectives (Lexington Books, 2022). <\/em> <br \/>\n <br \/>\n<em>David M. Walker is the former Comptroller General of the United States, the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Federal Fiscal Sustainability Foundation, and a former Public Trustee for Social Security and Medicare.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<div hidden=\"\" id=\"S:1\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col layout-gap-md w-full\" data-cy=\"article-title\" data-recirculation-array=\"Social Security and Medicare are heading toward insolvency. Congress has 6 years to act,Digital sovereignty isn\u2019t the same thing as digital isolation. Asia\u2019s governments should be careful,Merlin CTO: autonomy can rebuild the foundation of aviation \u2014\u00a0and national security,I founded McKinsey\u2019s CEO practice: Here\u2019s why operational excellence is a liability right now,America turns 250. 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src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2277609273-e1780614797398.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100\"\/><span class=\"font-graphik-compact typography-sm font-medium bg-inverse py-xxxs px-xs rounded-sm text-white isolate z-body-popover absolute -top-3 right-2\" data-cy=\"time-ago-wrapper\">4 days ago<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"font-graphik flex-1 group flex flex-col gap-lg relative\" data-cy=\"article-wrapper\"><img alt=\"sabes\" data-cy=\"article-card-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"transition-opacity duration-300 aspect-[3\/2] object-cover w-full h-full\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 300 200'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur 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https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sabes.png?format=webp&w=384&q=100 384w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sabes.png?format=webp&w=480&q=100 480w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sabes.png?format=webp&w=576&q=100 576w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sabes.png?format=webp&w=768&q=100 768w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sabes.png?format=webp&w=1024&q=100 1024w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sabes.png?format=webp&w=1280&q=100 1280w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sabes.png?format=webp&w=1440&q=100 1440w\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sabes.png?format=webp&w=1440&q=100\"\/><span class=\"font-graphik-compact typography-sm font-medium bg-inverse py-xxxs px-xs rounded-sm text-white isolate z-body-popover absolute -top-3 right-2\" data-cy=\"time-ago-wrapper\">4 days ago<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col layout-gap-md w-full\" data-cy=\"article-title\" data-recirculation-array=\"Pentagon accuses Alibaba, Baidu and BYD, three of China's biggest companies, of supporting the Chinese military,Analysts expected oil to surge above $200 but China has quietly kept prices half of that\u2014and can\u2019t for much longer,Costco CEO Ron Vachris rose from forklift driver to the C-suite without a college degree: \u2018Don\u2019t chase a title\u2019 is the career advice that got him there,Current price of oil as of June 10, 2026,Marc Lore\u2019s robots make 500 burrito bowls an hour. A human can make 45,A \u2018MAGA Warrior\u2019 Texas ag chief is publicly blasting the USDA over a flesh-eating pest threatening America's beef supply,Current price of oil as of June 9, 2026,Current price of silver as of Tuesday, June 9, 2026,MacKenzie Scott's approach to her $26 billion giving spree was inspired by a book she read in college about writing,Honda recalls nearly 900,000 cars thanks to rear suspension problems\" data-recirculation-name=\"Most Popular\" id=\"recirc-most-popular-module\">\n<div class=\"latest-popular-content flex flex-col gap-xl md:layout-grid-gap md:grid md:grid-cols-3\" data-cy=\"post-list\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"font-graphik flex-1 group flex flex-col gap-lg relative\" data-cy=\"article-wrapper\"><img alt=\"Pentagon accuses Alibaba, Baidu and BYD, three of China's biggest companies, of supporting the Chinese military\" data-cy=\"article-card-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"transition-opacity duration-300 aspect-[3\/2] object-cover w-full h-full\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 300 200'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR4nGNgYAAAAAMAASsJTYQAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E")\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 50vw, (max-width: 768px) 85vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 40vw, 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2278420358.jpg?format=webp&w=128&q=100 128w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2278420358.jpg?format=webp&w=256&q=100 256w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2278420358.jpg?format=webp&w=320&q=100 320w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2278420358.jpg?format=webp&w=384&q=100 384w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2278420358.jpg?format=webp&w=480&q=100 480w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2278420358.jpg?format=webp&w=576&q=100 576w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2278420358.jpg?format=webp&w=768&q=100 768w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2278420358.jpg?format=webp&w=1024&q=100 1024w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2278420358.jpg?format=webp&w=1280&q=100 1280w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2278420358.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100 1440w\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2278420358.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100\"\/><span class=\"font-graphik-compact typography-sm font-medium bg-inverse py-xxxs px-xs rounded-sm text-white isolate z-body-popover absolute -top-3 right-2\" data-cy=\"time-ago-wrapper\">2 days ago<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"font-graphik flex-1 group flex flex-col gap-lg relative\" data-cy=\"article-wrapper\"><img alt=\"Analysts expected oil to surge above $200 but China has quietly kept prices half of that\u2014and can\u2019t for much longer\" data-cy=\"article-card-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"transition-opacity duration-300 aspect-[3\/2] object-cover w-full h-full\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 300 200'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR4nGNgYAAAAAMAASsJTYQAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E")\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 50vw, (max-width: 768px) 85vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 40vw, 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276028966-e1781113953735.jpg?format=webp&w=128&q=100 128w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276028966-e1781113953735.jpg?format=webp&w=256&q=100 256w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276028966-e1781113953735.jpg?format=webp&w=320&q=100 320w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276028966-e1781113953735.jpg?format=webp&w=384&q=100 384w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276028966-e1781113953735.jpg?format=webp&w=480&q=100 480w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276028966-e1781113953735.jpg?format=webp&w=576&q=100 576w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276028966-e1781113953735.jpg?format=webp&w=768&q=100 768w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276028966-e1781113953735.jpg?format=webp&w=1024&q=100 1024w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276028966-e1781113953735.jpg?format=webp&w=1280&q=100 1280w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276028966-e1781113953735.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100 1440w\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2276028966-e1781113953735.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100\"\/><span class=\"font-graphik-compact typography-sm font-medium bg-inverse py-xxxs px-xs rounded-sm text-white isolate z-body-popover absolute -top-3 right-2\" data-cy=\"time-ago-wrapper\">17 hours ago<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group relative w-full\">\n<div class=\"group-has-[.tp-container-inner]:hidden\">\n<div class=\"font-graphik flex-1 group flex flex-col gap-lg relative\" data-cy=\"article-wrapper\"><img alt=\"Costco CEO Ron Vachris rose from forklift driver to the C-suite without a college degree: \u2018Don\u2019t chase a title\u2019 is the career advice that got him there\" data-cy=\"article-card-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"transition-opacity duration-300 aspect-[3\/2] object-cover w-full h-full\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 300 200'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR4nGNgYAAAAAMAASsJTYQAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E")\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 50vw, (max-width: 768px) 85vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 40vw, 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Vachris-crop-Costco_05-Group_00260-1.jpg?format=webp&w=128&q=100 128w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Vachris-crop-Costco_05-Group_00260-1.jpg?format=webp&w=256&q=100 256w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Vachris-crop-Costco_05-Group_00260-1.jpg?format=webp&w=320&q=100 320w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Vachris-crop-Costco_05-Group_00260-1.jpg?format=webp&w=384&q=100 384w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Vachris-crop-Costco_05-Group_00260-1.jpg?format=webp&w=480&q=100 480w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Vachris-crop-Costco_05-Group_00260-1.jpg?format=webp&w=576&q=100 576w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Vachris-crop-Costco_05-Group_00260-1.jpg?format=webp&w=768&q=100 768w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Vachris-crop-Costco_05-Group_00260-1.jpg?format=webp&w=1024&q=100 1024w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Vachris-crop-Costco_05-Group_00260-1.jpg?format=webp&w=1280&q=100 1280w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Vachris-crop-Costco_05-Group_00260-1.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100 1440w\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Vachris-crop-Costco_05-Group_00260-1.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100\"\/><span class=\"font-graphik-compact typography-sm font-medium bg-inverse py-xxxs px-xs rounded-sm text-white isolate z-body-popover absolute -top-3 right-2\" data-cy=\"time-ago-wrapper\">3 days ago<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"font-graphik flex-1 group flex flex-col gap-lg relative\" data-cy=\"article-wrapper\"><img alt=\"Current price of oil as of June 10, 2026\" data-cy=\"article-card-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"transition-opacity duration-300 aspect-[3\/2] object-cover w-full h-full\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 300 200'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR4nGNgYAAAAAMAASsJTYQAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E")\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 50vw, (max-width: 768px) 85vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 40vw, 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-10.jpg?format=webp&w=128&q=100 128w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-10.jpg?format=webp&w=256&q=100 256w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-10.jpg?format=webp&w=320&q=100 320w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-10.jpg?format=webp&w=384&q=100 384w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-10.jpg?format=webp&w=480&q=100 480w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-10.jpg?format=webp&w=576&q=100 576w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-10.jpg?format=webp&w=768&q=100 768w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-10.jpg?format=webp&w=1024&q=100 1024w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-10.jpg?format=webp&w=1280&q=100 1280w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-10.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100 1440w\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Price-of-Oil-June-10.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100\"\/><span class=\"font-graphik-compact typography-sm font-medium bg-inverse py-xxxs px-xs rounded-sm text-white isolate z-body-popover absolute -top-3 right-2\" data-cy=\"time-ago-wrapper\">22 hours ago<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"font-graphik flex-1 group flex flex-col gap-lg relative\" data-cy=\"article-wrapper\"><img alt=\"Marc Lore\u2019s robots make 500 burrito bowls an hour. A human can make 45\" data-cy=\"article-card-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"transition-opacity duration-300 aspect-[3\/2] object-cover w-full h-full\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 300 200'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3C\/filter%3E%3Cimage width='100%25' height='100%25' x='0' y='0' preserveAspectRatio='none' style='filter: url(%23b);' href='data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABCAQAAAC1HAwCAAAAC0lEQVR4nGNgYAAAAAMAASsJTYQAAAAASUVORK5CYII='\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E")\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 50vw, (max-width: 768px) 85vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, (max-width: 1200px) 40vw, 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55324940063_9d2a3b8b3f_o.jpg?format=webp&w=128&q=100 128w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55324940063_9d2a3b8b3f_o.jpg?format=webp&w=256&q=100 256w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55324940063_9d2a3b8b3f_o.jpg?format=webp&w=320&q=100 320w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55324940063_9d2a3b8b3f_o.jpg?format=webp&w=384&q=100 384w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55324940063_9d2a3b8b3f_o.jpg?format=webp&w=480&q=100 480w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55324940063_9d2a3b8b3f_o.jpg?format=webp&w=576&q=100 576w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55324940063_9d2a3b8b3f_o.jpg?format=webp&w=768&q=100 768w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55324940063_9d2a3b8b3f_o.jpg?format=webp&w=1024&q=100 1024w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55324940063_9d2a3b8b3f_o.jpg?format=webp&w=1280&q=100 1280w, https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55324940063_9d2a3b8b3f_o.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100 1440w\" src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/55324940063_9d2a3b8b3f_o.jpg?format=webp&w=1440&q=100\"\/><span class=\"font-graphik-compact typography-sm font-medium bg-inverse py-xxxs px-xs rounded-sm text-white isolate z-body-popover absolute -top-3 right-2\" data-cy=\"time-ago-wrapper\">1 day ago<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"font-graphik flex-1 group flex flex-col gap-lg relative\" data-cy=\"article-wrapper\"><img alt=\"A \u2018MAGA Warrior\u2019 Texas ag chief is publicly blasting the USDA over a flesh-eating pest threatening America's beef supply\" data-cy=\"article-card-image\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"transition-opacity duration-300 aspect-[3\/2] object-cover w-full h-full\" style=\"color:transparent;background-size:cover;background-position:50% 50%;background-repeat:no-repeat;background-image:url("data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,%3Csvg xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg' viewBox='0 0 300 200'%3E%3Cfilter id='b' color-interpolation-filters='sRGB'%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur stdDeviation='20'\/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 100 -1' result='s'\/%3E%3CfeFlood x='0' y='0' width='100%25' height='100%25'\/%3E%3CfeComposite operator='out' in='s'\/%3E%3CfeComposite in2='SourceGraphic'\/%3E%3CfeGaussianBlur 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class=\"font-graphik-compact typography-sm font-medium bg-inverse py-xxxs px-xs rounded-sm text-white isolate z-body-popover absolute -top-3 right-2\" data-cy=\"time-ago-wrapper\">1 day ago<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/div>\n<p>#Social #Security #Medicare #heading #insolvency #Congress #years #act<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social Security and Medicare are heading toward insolvency. 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