Debt, Despair, and Dialogue: Reimagining America's Fiscal Future with Lura Forcum of Independent Center

Key topics in today’s conversation include:

• Welcoming Lura to the Show (1:00)
• Fiscal Health and Individual Well-Being (2:26)
• Connecting Government Spending to Personal Impact (4:44)
• Visualizing the Fiscal Problem (8:21)
• Understanding the Scale of Spending (10:08)
• Millennials' Views on Entitlement Reform (13:53)
• The Political Challenge of Fiscal Reform (16:01)
• Generational Misunderstanding in Fiscal Conversations (19:42)
• Research on Voter Segmentation (23:57)
• Polarization vs. Shared Values (26:31)
• Demographic Shifts in Voting (31:15)
• Non-Ideological Voting Trends (34:34)
• Party Leadership and Direction (41:05)
• Engagement in Local Government (46:34)
• Understanding Political Dynamics (48:06)
• Bridging Political Divides (51:47)
• Final Thoughts and Takeaways (52:16)

Gross Domestic Problem is a podcast from the Millennial Debt Foundation focusing on America's biggest financial crisis. Each episode, we break down how we got here, what happens if we don’t act, and the least painful way forward. There’s no do-nothing solution. Subscribe now at grossdomesticproblem.com and join the conversation.

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