The Budgetary Pressures of Social Security and Medicare

Update: 2025-07-28

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This week on Facing the Future, we looked at the financial challenges facing Social Security and Medicare with Jessica Riedl of the Manhattan Institute. She explained why these programs add to budget deficits despite the misperception that they are self-financing.

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