younger from the x generation down we know social security can t pay us. there s a 5.3 trillion dollar shortfall. i propose modest changes. higher income don t get as much. down we adjust the age to reflect longevity. give younger people a voluntary choice to have an account for their benefits, like i have as a congressman, like every other federal worker has. if you don t want this account like what we have in congress, you don t have to take it. you can stay in the traditional program. according to trust trees and the congressional budget office, social security is permanently solvent. it is being used against republicans across the country. what they are trying to do is scare seniors by demagoguing and misleading them about these reforms to save the program. the seariest thing is doing nothing. the scariest thing is doing nothing. dog knowing means those people