The U.S. Treasury regularly borrows from the Social Security Trust Fund and leaves IOUs in their place.

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Since the 1980s, the U.S. government has borrowed from the Social Security Trust Fund to finance various government expenses, leaving IOUs or special-issue Treasury bonds in return. This has contributed to the growth of the national debt, as the government must eventually pay back the funds it borrowed from Social Security.

The US Treasury Regularly Borrows from the Social Security Trust Fund