23% across the board. that is not good. we need to have the congress step up and make changes so that that is not the outcome. though some democrats such as senate majority leader harry reid argued there is no you are sengy to tix fix the program, that is not what the trustees say. earlier we apt to strengthen the program, the better off we ll be. time is important that the longer we wait the more options narrow. view shared by the administration officials as well as trustees of social security and medicare. the sooner policy makers address this problem, the less disruptive and the unavoidable adjustments will be. larger, more difficult adjustments will be necessary if we delay reform. by making reforms soon, that are phased in over time, we will help reduce uncertainty. about future benefits. some of the problems due to a slower economy but long item, 10,000 baby boomers retire every day for the next 19 years. shifting from paying in to the system to collecting benefits
step up and make changes so that that is not the outcome. though some democrats such as senate majority leader harry reid argued there is no you are sengy to tix fix the program, that is not what the trustees say. earlier we apt to strengthen the program, the better off we ll be. time is important that the longer we wait the more options narrow. view shared by the administration officials as well as trustees of social security and medicare. the sooner policy makers address this problem, the less disruptive and the unavoidable adjustments will be. larger, more difficult adjustments will be necessary if we delay reform. by making reforms soon, that are phased in over time, we will help reduce uncertainty. about future benefits. some of the problems due to a slower economy but long item, 10,000 baby boomers retire every day for the next 19 years. shifting from paying in to the system to collecting benefits from it. that won t change no matter what the economy does.