Episode 274: The CBO Predicts the Future
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You Can't Balance the Budget Without Dealing With Social Security
The interest expense on the debt is more than 1.6 trillion dollars a year. The Social Security Board trustees say it would have to be cut by around 25% or alternatively raise payroll taxes in order to make social security solvent. Paul Ryan: " printing money gives us inflation that people are not happy about"
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