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Social Security funds were stolen long ago when they were commingled with the General Fund.

There is no "lock box" or separate account.

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1968

https://www.ssa.gov/history/BudgetTreatment.html

In early 1968 President Lyndon Johnson made a change in the budget presentation by including Social Security and all other trust funds in a”unified budget.” This is likewise sometimes described by saying that Social Security was placed “on-budget.”