The Washington Post editorial board has long been on a crusade to cut Social Security. Unfortunately this crusade continually bleeds over into its news reporting. This happened again today when it described Social Security as a "tough issue." There is nothing "tough" about Social Security. The Congressional Budget Office projects the program to be fully solvent through 2049, more than 30 years after the latest date that the next president can leave office. Social Security is an issue like U.S. relations with Denmark, it's not a problem, however much the Post might like to make it one.
--Dean Baker