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Sen. Ted CruzR-Texas, said Trump's newly created accounts for newborns and young Americans could pave the way for future Social Security reforms.
Cruz spoke at an event during the Milken Institute Global Conference and said Trump accountcreated under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act last year and officially opened this summer, they would set a precedent that would create support for similar retirement accounts like Social Security.
“Here's a dirty little secret: Trump's accounts are personal Social Security accounts,” the senator said.
Cruz said that Trump's accounts will eventually accumulate enough money in the coming years that parents will want to have their own accounts and may be willing to support a change that would make their income tax return to one in the next five to 10 years.
THE EXISTING SOCIAL SECURITY FUND IS FACED WITH A DECREASE BY 2032, WHICH HAS BENEFITS.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Trump's accounts could set a precedent for future Social Security reforms. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
“We'll be able to go to parents and say, 'Hey, you know that Trump account your kid has? Wouldn't you like to be able to keep part of your tax payments, which you're already paying, and instead of sending it to Uncle Sam, wouldn't you like to have a Trump account just like your kid does?' Cruz said.
The senator noted that the efforts to correct the changes social Security They have long met opposition and added, “Conservatives in America, for 50 years … have been trying to create personal accounts for Social Security.”
TRUMP'S NEW ACCOUNTS NAMED AS WEALTH BUILDING TAX TIME
President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law last year that created the Trump accounts. (Wina McNamee/Getty Images)
The most important proposal to reform Social Security came during the second term of former President George W. Bush, whose plan would have reformed Social Security by allowing Americans to invest some of their tax and income taxes in cheap index funds of the stock markets voluntarily into a mutual fund. retirement account.
He said Bush “tried this war, and sadly, Congress ran for the hills in a show of extraordinary cowardice.”
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Social Security is trending toward default in less than a decade. (Mark Felix / The Washington Post)
“How did we do it this time? Because we gave the money to the children, so the adults didn't get angry. But you know what? The children are growing up,” said Cruz.
Social Security is headed for bankruptcy, and its main fund is expected to be depleted by 2032 as spending continues to grow. retired beneficiaries is increasing faster than the growth rate of tax revenues.
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That can create automatic profit cuts to the beneficiaries, as Social Security will be limited by law to only pay the amount of tax paid once the trust fund has been withdrawn. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that benefits will be reduced by up to 28% annually if Congress is inactive.
