As recently reported by Reason’s Eric Boehm , “87 percent of Americans Want Politicians To Do Something Before Social Security Runs Out of Money.” Further, a new Taxpayer Protection Alliance poll reveals that the vast majority of Americans believe policymakers should make changes as soon as possible to extend the life of Social Security to avoid automatic cuts as its trust fund is dwindling (estimated to be exhausted by 2033), and only 5 percent think doing nothing to address it is the right thing to do.
As Boehm summarized, “Perhaps most importantly, 90 percent of voters say presidential and congressional candidates running for office in 2024 should discuss the financial challenges facing the entitlement programs,” for which “ignoring the government’s entitlement-driven debt crisis is not a real option.”
Yet President Biden has demagogued against the idea that reforms are necessary, as in his State of the Union Address. Former President and […]
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