 Social Security. Politicians are warned, touch it, and it's deadly to a career, which leads to the third rail metaphor, right? The program's accounting is doing okay for now, but the latest projections point to benefit cuts by 2035 unless Congress takes action. Most agree the problem needs a fix, even if they can't agree on what the solution is. Marketplace's Kimberly Adams has this update. On the campaign trail, the messaging about Social Security is pretty straightforward. I'll manage it better than the other guy.