.@CPopeHC on why we should shift the safety net toward younger Americans: "One of the big problems that we've had in entitlement policy is that we have these enormous, enormous benefits, trillions of dollars for the elderly, and if you take them away, the beneficiary is maybe the bond market...that's not a voter. There are no winners. But the actual winner of not redistributing so much to old age are people earlier in life who have their real needs, and the way to reform a oversized retirement state is to allow people to take from it earlier in their life cycle when the money is more needed."

Working-age Americans are three times more likely than seniors to be unable to pay utility bills, to skip meals, or to miss health appointments due to lower incomes. They are twice as likely to report living in houses with pest problems, and 50% more likely to live in neighborhoods that leave them feeling unsafe from crime. Federal policy rightly does much to assist the nation’s seniors, @CPopeHC writes. But it should be reformed to recognize that Americans often need more help earlier in their lives. city-journal.org/article/med…