WASHINGTON — Despite Social Security's long-term problems, the massive retirement and disability program could be preserved for generations to come with modest but politically difficult changes to benefits or taxes, or a combination of both.
Social Security can be fixed, but changes are tough politically
Sunday, August 19, 2012 | 7:37 p.m. CDT;
updated 6:11 p.m. CDT, Tuesday, August 21, 2012
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