Will the social security system take in more taxes than it needs?

Recent projections suggest that by the end of the decade social security taxes may be higher than necessary to meet the benefit commitments of the program. The excess income would be invested in Federal securities and would be used to finance other government activities in the 1990-2020 period. In later years, however, governmental resources could be strained as the securities are cashed in to help pay for the benefits of the post World War II "baby boom" retirees.,CRS 84-783 EPW,"October 22, 1984.",SuDoc# LC 14. 18/3