The Social Security Administration’s website states “…some people to suppose that their FICA payroll taxes entitle them to a benefit in a legal contractual sense…the Court rejected this argument…” In other words, Congress has NO LEGAL OBLIGATION to pay your Social Security retirement benefit. Despite the mandatory deduction taken from your or your spouse’s paychecks for decades, you have no legal guarantee ANY of your benefits will be paid – period. Worse, the Social Security trustees report projects the system will be insolvent by 2033, potentially forcing an automatic 23% cut in your benefits. Read More Here