OPINION: Why not fix Social Security?
It is widely understood that by 2035 the Social Security system will be unable to provide the promised benefits. Social Security and Medicare account for the greatest and growing part of the federal budget, and they are unsustainable absent serious reform.
So why do our national policymakers continue to ignore the problem and avoid the necessary reforms? They do so because as soon as anyone suggests dealing with the problem, they are accused of pushing Granny and her wheelchair off the cliff, i.e. you will be attacked and your reelection will be threatened. This is so because current and future recipients believe the party should go on especially because they “paid” for the benefit through their payroll deductions. The reality is they paid in for only a part of their benefit and the rest is a gift from taxpayers.
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