Social Security Crisis Looms as Election Nears

Candidates Trump and Harris avoid addressing the impending insolvency of Social Security, leaving voters concerned about the program's future.

Social Security's trust fund is projected to be fully funded only until 2033, after which beneficiaries could face a 21% cut in payments.
Neither Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris has presented concrete plans to address the looming Social Security shortfall.
Trump has suggested cutting taxes on Social Security and reallocating funds from other areas, but experts argue these measures won't solve the problem.
Harris supported Bernie Sanders's plan to expand benefits and impose new taxes on high earners as a senator but has not detailed a specific plan during her presidential campaign.
Voters rank Social Security as a top concern, yet the issue remains overshadowed by other hot-button topics like inflation, immigration, and abortion in the election discourse.