The fine print in the President's Social Security proposal is that all present and future workers under age 55 will have their promised retirement benefits cut.

If the economy is strained, then Social Security, like the rest of the government, will be, too.

The fine print in the President's Social Security proposal is that all present and future workers under age 55 will have their promised retirement benefits cut.

[In addition,] younger workers are understandably concerned about whether Social Security will be around when they need it, ... This is more than a problem to be solved. It's also an opportunity.

I think it's an object lesson that paying the cost of Social Security in the future is going to depend upon economic growth. If you don't have growth, our pensions and other obligations are going to become unaffordable.

We need to treat lower income workers a little better in Social Security.