Author: Sean Williams, The Motley Fool

Growing income inequality in the U.S. is probably something you’re familiar with, and it could be a huge problem for Social Security.

There remain plenty of avenues for COLA to rise for Social Security beneficiaries in 2020, but a path also clearly exists for it to stagnate.

Over the next decade, the Social Security program will pocket an estimated $804.4 billion in interest income from the federal government.

Does Social Security cause the federal deficit to increase? It’s time to answer this question once and for all.

The question folks are asking about Social Security, given its many problems, is when, exactly, will it run out of cash? The honest answer: Never.

Despite a strong U.S. economy and a low unemployment rate, trouble could be right around the corner. Here are the signs to watch out for.