The GOP want to preserve Social Security with no cuts. Can it?

Update: 2024-07-18

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At the start of this week’s Republican National Convention, Republicans adopted a new platform that promises to preserve Social Security and Medicare with no cuts, while also pledging to cut taxes for working Americans. Can those two objectives be squared? We’ll also hear more about the economics of J.D. Vance and learn how Gaza’s farmers are faring amid war. Plus, from today’s “Marketplace Tech,” how can we limit the fallout from misinformation after political violence?

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The GOP want to preserve Social Security with no cuts. Can it?

Marketplace / David Brancaccio and Leanna Byrne

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The GOP want to preserve Social Security with no cuts. Can it?

Marketplace / David Brancaccio and Leanna Byrne

The GOP want to preserve Social Security with no cuts. Can it?