The 1 Social Security Change Congress Might Actually Make
Social Security has a reputation for being the third rail of national politics. Anyone who brings up the possibility of making major changes to the program faces criticism from those who like the program the way it is. Even those who suggest adding further benefits to Social Security still have to deal with the inevitable questions of where they're going to get the large amounts of money needed to enhance payouts for tens of millions of Social Security recipients.
However, there's one thing that nearly every lawmaker would agree is true: Getting people to recognize the need to plan for their retirement by understanding their Social Security benefits is harder than ever. That might be why a proposal on Social Security is starting to move through Congress and actually has a chance of becoming law -- without even facing a huge amount of controversy.
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