Social Security is one of the most feared problems in America today. Nick Smith, Michael Tanner, and Edwin Feulner believe that this problem must be addressed or social security will become obsolete. Social security has been a growing problem for some time now, although the government has passed bills to save social security none have been proven to work yet. All three authors believe that if social security is not fixed, then America is headed straight for disaster.
In his article “Democrats Should be asked about Social Security” Michael Tanner explains how the democrat party is unequipped to handle the problem of social security. Tanner claims that all ten of the democratic candidates running for president have yet to come up with plans to save Social Security. He states “No one should be running for president i
Edwin Feulner in “Protecting the Future” echoes the writings of Tanner and Smith. He feels that getting people to agree there is a problem is the first step to saving Social Security (Feulner). Then everyone must come to an agreement on a solution. According to Feulner, one way to save Social Security is a new bill called KidSave. KidSave allows each individual to have their on retirement plan with no chance of the government taking it away. Feulner believes KidSave is the must fair and simple solution to a growing threat in America. Like Smith’s idea it may fail but again at least he’s trying.
Not only do all three authors believe Social Security is a problem. But, they also believe that if nothing is done, America is setting itself up for failure. The authors all agree that the government must pass different bills to save Soci