Is Social Security Broke? | The David Frum Show

On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his reaction to the recent ICE shooting in Maine. Then, David is joined by Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, to discuss the future of Social Security, the mounting national debt, and the political dysfunction preventing Washington from confronting America’s fiscal challenges. Finally, in honor of Bastille Day, David ends the episode with a discussion of Hilary Mantel’s novel “A Place of Greater Safety” and the lessons one can learn from the terror of the French Revolution. Sign up for David Frum’s newsletter alert to find out when a new story is published: https://www.theatlantic.com/author/da... Subscribe to “The David Frum Show” on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Subscribe to “The David Frum Show” on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/79CBHED... Follow The Atlantic on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theatlantic... Get more from your favorite Atlantic voices when you subscribe. You’ll enjoy unlimited access to Pulitzer-winning journalism, from clear-eyed analysis and insight on breaking news to fascinating explorations of our world. Atlantic subscribers also get access to exclusive subscriber audio in Apple podcasts. Subscribe today at https://accounts.theatlantic.com/prod... Subscribe to The Atlantic on YouTube: http://bit.ly/subAtlanticYT #davidfrum #thedavidfrumshow #theatlantic #economics #socialsecurity #economy 00:00 Cold Open 00:41 Introduction 01:30 Another ICE Shooting 03:36 Immigration Enforcement Gone Wrong 06:58 Maya MacGuineas 08:06 Why Debt Matters 13:00 Interest Costs Explained 27:39 Debt Crisis Scenarios 34:10 Scapegoats: Immigration and Billionaires 38:03 Social Security Cap Reform 44:05 AI Wont Save Us 49:06 “A Place of Greater Safety” by Hilary Mantel