Anyone notice the "if." at the beginning of this paragraph. Also it doesn't say it will be bankrupt even in 2096.
And the people who get the maximum payout also have to pay in the maximum, which, I believe has just been raised though it should be raised more. As bresna says payments to social security max out after $160,000 income but the but the payouts from Social Security are also capped.
And I hate to say that in the US life expectancy has fallen by about 2 years which saves Social Security money. Speaking of which I'd take a bet that social security will be around in 10 years but I probably won't be around to collect.