Opinion: Social Security and Medicare face looming shortfalls, but Congress keeps ignoring the problem

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : But ask yourself this: How would Democrats react today to any proposal that would cut 24% of the benefits promised by Social Security?
53% : This reasonable bill would establish separate committees to study Social Security, Medicare and the federal highway trust funds, with the charge to find ways to keep them solvent.
51% : Social Security isn't going bankrupt.
50% : Years ago, President George W. Bush ran into similar opposition to his goal of overhauling entitlement programs.
44% : The pandemic slowed the economy enough that workers didn't contribute as much in taxes as had been predicted.
38% : How would Republicans react to plans to raise taxes to cover the difference?
37% : While politicians engage in political trench warfare over voter rights, abortion, the Afghanistan withdrawal and an endless list of other issues, aging Americans are left to wonder whether their golden years will be filled with reduced Social Security checks, rationed health care or runaway inflation.

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