Cruz says Trump Accounts offer path to Social Security privatization
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Trump Accounts for children born from 2025-28 could open the door to Americans paying their payroll taxes into personal accounts invested in the stock market instead of to the federal government, which has borrowed from the Social Security trust fund.
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Brimstone Report is tracking this as a curated economy & markets brief. The source report from The Hill says: Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Trump Accounts for children born from 2025-28 could open the door to Americans paying their payroll taxes into personal accounts invested in the stock market instead of to the federal government, which has borrowed from the Social Security trust fund.
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- Primary source: The Hill
- Published: May 8, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC
- Coverage area: Economy & Markets
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- Source published: May 8, 2026, 8:24 PM UTC
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