Payroll tax cut undermines Social Security's security
If Social Security becomes just another line item in the federal budget, what's to save it from being swept up in an across-the-board orgy of spending reductions? The accepted response to the economic deal reached in Congress last week, extending the Social Security payroll tax holiday and unemployment insurance and maintaining reimbursement levels for Medicare doctors, is huzzah!

Social Security, Medicare: 12th District candidates differ on how to keep them going
Nick Joest, 22, is poised on the brink of a new career -- he's enrolled at a tech school to learn high-tech automotive repair. He's also poised on the brink of a new life -- he plans to marry his fiance later this year.

5 Social Security Alternatives
Social Security is predicted to run out in the next few decades. Read on to see how you can offset the shortfall.