Author: Sean Williams, The Motley Fool

Hint: It has nothing to do with earnings reports.

Changes will soon need to be made, so it’s time to consider which line of thinking should be applied to Social Security.

Despite what you might think, being an American citizen doesn’t entitle you to a Social Security benefit.

Social Security has been providing a financial foundation for tens of millions of Americans, many of whom are retired workers, since 1940.

Chances are good that you’ll be leaning on Social Security, in some capacity, to make ends meet during retirement.

The stock market could be headed for its 38th official correction since 1950 after a disastrous May.

You’ll probably be surprised by the answer.

Stabilizing Social Security for the long term requires a direct approach, and more important, it will demand cooperation from both political parties.

The Social Security Expansion Act is ambitious, but it also overlooks some key trends that will doom it to failure.