Swing-state voters demand Social Security plans as 2032 funding looms

A Peter G. Peterson Foundation poll of 2,500 voters in Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas finds 81% would back candidates with a plan to avoid automatic Social Security cuts; once informed that the trust fund could depleted by 2032, support for reforms rises to 91% across parties and ages. Voters favor measures such as raising the payroll-tax cap, capping benefits for high earners, and gradual tax/benefit tweaks, while borrowing to avert cuts draws less support. The foundation notes rising public awareness but has not endorsed specific reforms, and a proposal to form a commission on Social Security solvency is under discussion.