The Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEMKT: VIG) offers a dividend yield of 1.5%, while the iShares Core High Dividend ETF (NYSEMKT: HDV) yields 3.5%. U.S. Inflation Rate data by YCharts Social Security has met an unfortunate challenge of facing costs that have risen faster than the tax revenue that funds the program. The 2021 Social Security Trustees Annual Report projects that reserves could be depleted by 2034, a figure estimated before the pandemic, when businesses closed and unemployment soared (meaning less tax revenue).