Next in line for a bailout: Social Security

http://money.cnn.com/2010/02/02/news/economy/social_security_bailout.fortune/index.htm

Sloan, Allan. "Next in line for a bailout: Social Security." CNN. CNN Money, 2 Feb. 2010. Web. 15 Sept. 2011.

In this article, Sloan brings to light the current, not so promising Social Security situation. Basically, the money that used to be so flush in the system is running out faster than was estimated due to Treasury IOUs that have been collecting interest, causing the deficit(s). This problem could have been avoided by taking action years ago, when there was plenty of S.S. surplus. Unfortunately it wasn't and now it's too late to do anything substantial.
Sloan's intent appears to be mainly expository - he is giving the facts. His audience could be anyone from retirees and veterans to researching high-schoolers. Sloan gives the statistical facts as well as the inferences made based on these facts. There are no obvious biases or fallacies, although some points in his argument may be questionable.
Overall this article was eye-opening, thought-provoking, and informative; it was written well. For me, this topic could work; however, I generally like to avoid topics with LOTS of statistics so as to not get caught up in the numbers rather than the words. I think this topic would be good for anyone who can take the stats and truly analyze and study them to provide their own inferences as well as those of the professionals.