Saving Social Security

The retirement trust fund is projected to run out before the middle of the century. Here's how the presidential candidates plan to keep it alive.

By Walter Updegrave, Money Magazine senior editor

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Hillary Clinton's plan

Private accounts? No

Hiking the wage cap? No

Stand on reforming the system:
Favors bipartisan panel to explore reform, plus add-on
401(k)-like accounts (not funded via payroll tax).

Proposal to pay for the funding gap:
No specifics beyond saying what she won't do: cut benefits or raise the retirement age.

Saving Social Security

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