Finally inching forward on fixing Social Security | Las Vegas Review-Journal

For many years, members of Congress avoided addressing the nation's looming entitlement crisis, preferring inertia over implementing politically risky reforms. However, the situation is changing as the Social Security trust fund is now set to run low. Lawmakers are finally beginning to move forward with efforts to fix the system, moving away from their previous tendency to avoid the issue despite the critical financial state of the trust fund and the necessity for systemic changes.