- Key Points
· 83% have a favorable view of Social Security.
· 30% believe Social Security will not exist when they retire.
· 70% expect Social Security benefits to be cut in the future.
· 58% say younger workers are getting a worse deal than today’s retirees receive.
· 62% say Congress has “mostly broken its promises” in managing Social Security.
· 49% don’t know their payroll taxes fund current retirees’ benefits.
· 77% oppose cutting benefits for current and future retirees.
· 77% oppose raising their own payroll taxes by $1,300 per year.
· 71% support creating a nonpartisan commission to fix Social Security.
· 51% say they aren’t currently saving for retirement.