Candidates can become elected officials without facing a single question about Social Security’s long-term stability. That needs to change.
In a recent interview, Sen. Bill Cassidy shared the bleak prospects of Social Security reform for the near future.His words should serve as another reminder to voters that the impending consequences of the financial imbalances in this vital program have escaped the attention of lawmakers once again.
The unpleasant answer is: candidates can become elected officials without facing a single question about Social Security’s long-term stability. That needs to change once the GOP candidates convene in Milwaukee on Aug. 23 for the first debate for the nomination for president.It is not only the job of candidates to provide answers about the future of Social Security, it is the job of the moderator to ask hard questions about the future of a system on which most Americans depend.
Last year, the program generated an additional $800 billion in unfunded liabilities during 2022 simply to mark the passage of time. This is the cost of doing nothing, and it is apt to be higher this year if Sen. Cassidy is correct about the priorities on the Hill.At this point, consensus remains elusive. Democrats are more than $10 trillion apart from each other on what benefits the program should provide.
There is one question that every candidate whether Republican or Democrat should answer. What happened to Social Security during the Trump years?
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