EPISODE · Jun 18, 2026 · 14 MIN
The Social Security Reality Check
from Watchdog on Wall Street with Chris Markowski · host Finance, Investing, & Markets
LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Chris delivers some tough love about Social Security and why wishful thinking won't solve its looming funding crisis. He explains why fraud and abuse are only a small part of the problem, revisits decades of warnings about the program's unsustainable math, and challenges the belief that benefits are guaranteed forever. From demographic changes and longer life expectancies to personal responsibility and retirement planning, Chris argues that Americans need to prepare now rather than wait for politicians to fix a problem they refuse to confront.
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LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE on:Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/watchdog-on-wall-street-with-chris-markowski/id570687608 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2PtgPvJvqc2gkpGIkNMR5i WATCH and SUBSCRIBE on:https://www.youtube.com/@WatchdogOnWallstreet/featured Chris delivers some tough love about Social Security and why wishful thinking won't solve its looming funding crisis. He explains why fraud and abuse are only a small part of the problem, revisits decades of warnings about the program's unsustainable math, and challenges the belief that benefits are guaranteed forever. From demographic changes and longer life expectancies to personal responsibility and retirement planning, Chris argues that Americans need to prepare now rather than wait for politicians to fix a problem they refuse to confront.
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