Why Marco Rubio's fearmongering about Social Security is so clueless

What debt crisis?

Marco Rubio's fear mongering tactic does not make sense.
(Image credit: REUTERS/Alvin Baez)

One of the most remarkable features of the American political landscape is the widespread conviction that Social Security is doomed.

According to Gallup, 51 percent of Americans in 2015 didn't think Social Security would pay them a benefit when they retire. Among Americans under 30, it was 64 percent.

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Jeff Spross

Jeff Spross was the economics and business correspondent at TheWeek.com. He was previously a reporter at ThinkProgress.