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Cato Weekly Podcast • July 16, 2024 

# Social Security Still Poses Massive Fiscal Risks 

The fiscal picture for the federal government is increasingly dire. Social Security’s worsening finances figure prominently in that story. Cato’s Romina Boccia and Brian Riedl of the Manhattan Institute tell the tale.

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##### Brian Riedl 

Senior Fellow, Manhattan Institute

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##### [Romina Boccia](/people/romina-boccia)

Director of Budget and Entitlement Policy, 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