Pulitzer Prize-winning L.A. Times columnist Michael Hiltzik is sick and tired of the mainstream media getting it wrong when reporting on Social Security's finances. The gloom & doom headlines accompanying the latest trustees report are a prime expample of reporters' misunderstanding of how Social Security (and Medicare) really work --- feeding into a false narrative that undermines Americans' earned benefits. Michael gives us the real scoop in part 1 of a 2-part conversation.

READ THE TRANSCRIPT HERE::: https://ncpssm.org/documents/transcript/your-earned-this-podcast-transcript-119/