Social Security is one of the most pressing concerns for voters this November. The trust fund is projected to dry up in about 10 years, yet efforts to reform it have stalled, and neither presidential candidate seems inclined to weigh in. This Washington Examiner series, Social Security Stakes, will look into how we got here, what could be done, and if anybody has the stomach to tackle it.

Efforts to shore up Social Security have stalled out even though only a decade is left before the program’s combined trust fund, to the extent that reform is a nonfactor in the elections even though Social Security is a top concern for voters.