Fixing Social Security

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by R. Douglas Arnold · 2022

Fixing Social Security: The Politics of Reform in a Polarized Age examines how Social Security has shaped American politics and why Congress has struggled to address the program’s looming insolvency. Arnold analyzes the political obstacles to reform and considers how the system might be repaired.

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Social Security faces a political math problem
Benefits could fall by roughly 22% by 2032, but every credible solution shifts costs among workers, employers, retirees, or taxpayers.
Sep 30, 2026 · 29 min

1 episode featuring Fixing Social Security

Social Security faces a political math problem