The average payout could drop to $1,580 per month after 2034 -- a 19% drop from the current average retirement payout.

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The Medicare and Social Security trust funds are lurching toward insolvency. Social Security is projected to cover only 81% of benefits by 2034 and Medicare just 89% by 2033.

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