Cato Podcast

Social Security’s Popularity Problem

Dec 18, 2025 · 33 min · Episode 49 · 79.6 MB
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A new Cato survey reveals that Americans overwhelmingly support Social Security while fundamentally misunderstanding its structure, finances, and long-term viability. Romina Boccia and Emily Ekins explore how myths about personal accounts, proportional benefits, and trust-fund solvency shape public opinion — and why ignorance makes meaningful reform politically elusive.

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