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Why Dell Will Never Be Great AgainWhile it comes as no surprise, both Medicare and Social Security are financial disasters waiting to happen. In a report issued today by trustees of these two large government programs, while the dates of bankruptcy are unchanged, the date of the programs being cash flow negative have moved up to a date closer than was previously thought.
According to an AP report: " The first year that payments will exceed income for Social Security will occur in 2017, just nine years from now, reflecting growing demands from the retirement of 78 million baby boomers. Medicare is projected to pay out more than it receives in income starting this year.
"The financial difficulties facing Social Security and Medicare pose enormous challenges," the trustees said in their report. "The sooner these challenges are addressed, the more varied and less disruptive their solutions can be."
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