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On October 4, New York City’s premier live debate series, Intelligence Squared U.S. (IQ2US), takes a look at America's entitlement programs. Given our rapidly aging population and harsh economic realities, healthcare has become an especially pressing issue. Among the questions to be addressed at the debate: Are we asking our children to sacrifice their future for the sake of the elderly? Have entitlements saddled our children with unmanageable debt? If we do cut spending to Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid, how will the elderly be cared for?
In Support of the motion, “Grandma’s Benefits Imperil Junior’s Future,” are Margaret Hoover, Fox News commentator, and Mort Zuckerman, Chairman and Editor-in-Chief of U.S. News & World Report. Against the motion are Former DNC Chairman and Governor of Vermont Howard Dean, and leading economist Jeff Madrick.
“With a leading Republican presidential candidate declaring Social Security a Ponzi Scheme, and all of the continuing controversy over the passage of major health care reform legislation, this debate is uniquely positioned to add new insight into this highly charged issue,” says Dana Wolfe, executive producer of Intelligence Squared U.S.
Moderated by ABC News Nightline’s John Donvan, Intelligence Squared U.S.'s fall season, presented in partnership with Slate, will air on WNET and more than 220 NPR stations nationwide.
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