Hillary Clinton says that when her husband left office – Social Security was projected to be solvent until the year 2055. She contends that now – solvency is predicted to end in 2041 – a loss of 14 years – because of what she calls "fiscal irresponsibility" by the Bush administration.
But the Social Security Administration says that its official statistics at the end of 2000 put the solvency year at 2037 – not 2055. It says that the current figure is – as Mrs. Clinton states – 2041. But instead of it being a 14 year loss – it is actually a four year gain.
