Leadership needed to head off Social Security cuts

While the race for the White House dominates this fall’s news, new findings about Social Security should concern Montana workers who are paying into Social Security today. 

We have long known that Social Security is headed for a fiscal cliff unless our political leaders take action to make the program financially sound. But an analysis by AARP makes clear just how damaging the cuts would be for residents of Montana and all future retirees.

Here is a glimpse of what a 25 percent cutback would mean to future retirees in our state:   

• The average annual family income of Montana r...