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EPISODE · Nov 5, 2025 · 40 MIN

Entitlement Reform: A Problem We Can No Longer Avoid

from The American Idea

What are entitlements? How did they come to be so entrenched in American politics and economics? Why is it that people say that Social Security is going to run out of money? What does this have to do with you? Jeff welcomes analyst Jim Capretta to discuss the origins of America’s entitlement programs, how they have evolved, and why we are reaching a point where something must be done to shore up programs that are no longer fiscally solvent.Read Jim's book on the subject: https://a.co/d/hn2gsDkHost: Jeff SikkengaExecutive Producer: Jeremy GyptonSubscribe: https://linktr.ee/theamericanidea

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