What a Social Security champion’s primary loss spells for the program

Aug 18, 2026

Social Security’s financial future is becoming increasingly uncertain, with the program’s trust fund projected to face depletion in 2032 without Congressional action. Former U.S. Mint Director and U.S. Money Reserve President Philip N. Diehl warns that the challenge could arrive sooner than current projections suggest, particularly as artificial intelligence reshapes the workforce, potentially reducing employment and wages—and, consequently, payroll-tax revenue.

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