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Cato Weekly Podcast • August 9, 2018 

# The New Target for Paid Family Leave Boosters: Social Security 

Proposals to turn Social Security into a bank for families wishing to take time off to care for new kids are flawed along a number of dimensions. Charles Blahous and Vanessa Brown Calder comment.

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##### Charles Blahous 

J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith Chair and Senior Research Strategist, Mercatus Center at George Mason University

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##### [Vanessa Brown Calder](/people/vanessa-calder)

Former Director of Opportunity and Family Policy Studies, Cato Institute

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##### [Caleb O. Brown](/people/caleb-o-brown)

Former Director of Multimedia, Host and Executive Producer, *Cato Daily Podcast*, Cato Institute