We're Heading for a Social Security Apocalypse

Millions of American workers are concerned about what kind of financial safety net they will have when they retire, as fears grow for the future of Social Security.

A huge majority—88 percent—of Americans are counting on Social Security to see them through retirement, saying the payments will be "extremely" or "reasonably" important to them, according to a poll conducted exclusively on behalf of Newsweek.

That same poll found that a majority—60 percent—are "very" concerned that their payments will be reduced before they retire. Another 36 percent said they were "fairly"...