Health
Medicare & Social Security
How should Medicare and Social Security be kept solvent?
In plain English
Trust funds for Social Security and part of Medicare face projected shortfalls in the 2030s without changes.
Arguments supporters make
- Protecting benefits honors commitments to retirees.
- Structural reform can secure the programs long-term.
Arguments opponents make
- Benefit cuts hurt people with few other resources.
- Tax increases alone may burden workers.
Areas of broad agreement
- Doing nothing triggers automatic benefit reductions.
Key tradeoffs
- Worker taxes vs. retiree benefits
Sources
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