Population and Social Security: How adding more people will not solve the Social Security dilemma       The rapid population growth of the baby boom era created a huge bulge of workers whose Social Security  payroll taxes provided a surplus that has help fund the overall federal budget.  However, after 2012 these same workers' entitlement to retirement and Medicare benefits is projected to begin exceeding the income from Social Security payroll taxes, thus requiring that an ever increasing share of the federal budget go to pay for Social Security. This section explores the linkage between population growth, age structure and the future of Social Security as we know it.        Fact Sheet: Population and Social Security Fact Sheet: The Aging of America and Transition to Sustainability Q & A: Social Security Basics Executive Summary -  Social Security: The Ponzi Path to Dystopia NPG Forum - Social Security: The Ponzi Path to Dystopia by David Simcox NPG Press Release on the report: Social Security: The Ponzi Path to Dystopia Home | What's New | What is NPG? | Publications | Population Facts and Figures Advertising Campaigns | Media Coverage | Members Only | Links | Population-News Listserve