Social Security reform is a topic of much concern to most Americans — whether they are current retirees counting on their benefits check to meet living expenses, or disabled Americans who can no longer work, or young and middle-age Americans who are paying into a system that they are counting on to be there in the future. Social Security’s fiscal health is critically important. As Americans are living longer, healthier lives; adjustments are necessary to keep it strong. But reforming a major entitlement program requires great effort and political will.
While these attributes are often in short supply in Washington, if left unattended, Social Security is on course today to run out of funds, leaving current and future retirees vulnerable to drastic cuts in their core benefits.
