Social Security Benefit Cuts Are Here -- You Just Haven't Been Paying Close Enough Attention to Notice

Social Security Benefit Cuts Are Here -- You Just Haven't Been Paying Close Enough Attention to Notice

For more than 80 years, it's provided a financial foundation for retired workers. Every year, the Social Security Board of Trustees releases a report detailing the short-term (10-year) and long-term (75-year) outlook for the program. How does the top social program in the U.S. go from being viewed as infallible to a nearly $17 trillion projected cash shortfall?