Hello all, and thanks for joining me again on our investigation of public policy in the US! In this episode, we will delve into the topics of social security and welfare, which are some of the largest programs we have at the national level. It will be important for you to understand the difference this week between what are known as entitlement programs versus what we call means-tested programs. I'd strongly encourage you to do some research for this module on any program you choose (TANF, SNAP, SSI, etc.) to get a better sense of what these programs actually do and their requirements as we often don't talk much about those topics. In addition, please think critically about the levels of causality introduced at the end of this episode... it's definitely material you'll see on the midterm!