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Social Security and the National Debt | Lesson Demo

Updated: August 10 2016,
Author: barrel fan
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Credit, Decision Making/Cost-Benefit Analysis, Scarcity
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This video models a lesson from our Understanding Fiscal Responsibility curriculum in the classroom, discusses lesson objectives and provides pointers for teaching about Social Security and the national debt. Students discuss the costs and tradeoffs of maintaining the program for future generations.

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