If you thought Social Security was in trouble before, well you haven’t seen anything yet

a drawing of FDR next to a generic Social Security Card
President Trump’s pledge to “terminate” the payroll tax that funds Social Security defies the conventional wisdom of staying away from what’s known as the “third rail” of politics.

Proposing a major reform to Social Security shortly before an election traditionally has been seen as the political equivalent of touching the highly electrified rail that powers subway cars.
— by Alexander Bolton in the The Hill
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