Social Security, Medicare insolvency dates move up to 2033

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The main trust funds for Social Security and Medicare will both run out of money in 2033 and the government at that point will have to slash benefit payments, the programs' trustees said Wednesday in the latest warning on the country's largest social welfare safety net.

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