The Dubious Milestone Social Security Will Hit Under Biden

This has been a monumental month amid an unprecedented year for the United States. While navigating our way through the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the steepest recession in decades, we watched initial COVID-19 vaccine efficacy data from Pfizer and BioNTech blow researchers' expectations out of the water. We also elected a new president, with Democratic Party challenger Joe Biden handily defeating incumbent Republican Donald Trump.

President-elect Biden has a number of issues he'll need to tackle head-on when he's inaugurated on Jan. 20, including the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing economic recovery. But that's not all the former vice president will have to contend with. America's top social program, Social Security, is also set to make dubious history with Biden in the White House.

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