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Here’s the link to page 4 of the comic;
5A5A 2045, Page 4 (PDF)

Google the future of Social Security, and you’ll find out that the fund will begin to pay out more in benefits than what it would collect, starting 8-10 years from now. What happens then? There may be Social Security reform by that time, restricting eligibility and possibly reducing benefits. Given the third rail nature of the issue, would politicians risk political career suicide in revisiting the issue at that time? Would the current Social Security status quo be maintained somehow?

So many unanswered questions… In this scenario, Social Security reform does occur, and eligibility criteria is further restricted, cutting off people who may have been previously eligible, i.e., deaf people. It isn’t just deaf people; if reform does occur, a whole swath of issues will be decided, ranging from raising of the eligibility age, to controlling Medicare costs, to reducing benefit payments, and more.