Can the US Afford Its Social Security Promises? | John Cogan

Examines whether projected Social Security and Medicare spending is fiscally sustainable.

Pensions & social securityThe national debtexpertactuarial shortfallsaging populationfederal budget projectionsfiscal sustainabilityintergenerational equitymedicare costsJohn Cogan

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• Hoover Institution · 2025-09-18

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