Chuck blah house is back ,o talk about Social Security chuck strategist at blah house come as we sit here eightmonth into the pandemic, with the resultant economic downturn, he talks first about what covid impact has been on the health of the Social Security system in this country. Nott it probably will surprise your viewers to see that it is having a negative effect. The recession that has been , wages have covid gone down. All of that weakens the Financial Sense of full security. Ate looking at a painful security programs even before covid, and this has made the situation more urgent than before. It . Urgent is what is the status of Social Security right now . Guest i would say it is extremely urgent. Wen before the pandemic hit, were risking getting past the point of no return with the Social Security finances. The five readjustment that we have to make if we want to continue to have our Social Security program that has been financed and historically the weight has been, five of tho
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Im happy to be here because its a great book and vanes says an awesome person. Vanessa joined us here at the Brookings Institution and then promptly produced this great book. Having been here for a short time. I think ill go through the formal intro of vanes sample vanessa. She has written two books, their, the fit called the pea party and the remaking of american conservatism. She is a woman of very Strong Congress visitations but in her convictions but in her Tea Party Book she showed an enormous capacity for a sympathetic understanding of people she profoundly disagrees with and whether we need that gift of empathy at this moment in our politics. So just to tell you how well do this. Vanessa while talk about this great book and her findings and then ill introduce an Allstar Group of respondents who will respond to vanessa and im going to start a discussion among all three and then well bring you all into the conversation. Vanessa is a fellow in the government studies program at broo