OTHER PEOPLE’S MONEY: How Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden plans to increase Social Security benefits.

Former vice president Joe Biden, who is currently leading among Democratic candidates in the polls, wants to make Social Security solvent.

The presidential hopeful also wants to boost benefits for retirees, particularly those who have been receiving checks for more than 20 years, had their spouse die or are living close to the poverty line.

Biden joins other Democratic candidates who are also calling for expansion of the program. Those proposals should challenge Republicans to come up with their own plan, according to one advocate.

So the plan is to spend Social Security into solvency.