ivwshane
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It's actually "intragovernment holdings" that have 5 trillion. Social Security by itself holds 2.8 trillion in government debt.
The real one to watch is SSDI. The fund is on track to be insolvent by 2016 unless the government does something.
http://time.com/money/3660116/social-security-disability-obama-congress-defending/
You seem to be confused. Social security disability trust fund does not equal social security, although they are closely linked. Not only that but you appear to not be educated on why the funds of the disability trust are about to run out and why it's not only a simple fix but also not the end of the world.
I invite you to read this article and the chart it referred to, to get a better understanding of what's going on.
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/econo...ty-disability-insurance-is-not-out-of-control
http://www.cbpp.org/cms/index.cfm?fa=view&id=4169