“Social Security is politically untouchable, and both Republicans and Democrats know that a reduction in benefits is practically a non-starter. Unfortunately, as it stands now, America is trending towards a massive fiscal gap: the money it plans to spend grossly outweighs the money it is projected to take in in revenue. This gap is equal to 10 years’ worth of U.S. GDP. In an article from The Hill, John Goodman states it plainly: ‘This is fiscal child abuse, pure and simple.’”