Social Security cliff: Second Look

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Social Security benefits are paid from the general Treasury. When that goes broke, we can't pay all benefits, period. The figure for Social Security trust fund means nothing if the Treasury is broke. Congress will need to reduce benefits someplace.

— Peter Stein

Americans have paid into Social Security. We deserve the benefits we've earned!

— @BethNY

In a democracy, you get what you vote for. Social Security is a Ponzi scheme set to fail. Every generation will try to push it back to the next one, but it will inevitably fail. But Americans keep electing the same people who say how great it is. We get what we vote for.

— Robert Williamson

If elected, Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump must deal with Social Security’s problems or future retirees will get a 25% benefit cut.

— @KhelanB

Each and every year there has been this warning that the sky is falling if we don't do something about the Social Security debt, and year after year the sky hasn't fallen! There’s no need to worry about this.

— Don K. Carlon

The more we wait and do nothing, the harder it will be to find a solution.

— @sharonlewisnyc

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