Why does dealing with the policy challenges of Medicare and Social Security create a prisoner’s dilemma?
a. The benefits awarded by these programs are not regulated in any way, so seniors consume a large share of the federal economy.
b. The transaction costs of reaching a deal are high because there are so many actors who will want to be involved.
c. Finding a focal point to start the discussions is a very real challenge and with neither side knowing where to start the conversation.
d. Each side knows that they could benefit from reaching a landmark entitlement reform deal if they could just trust the other side to cooperate.
d. Each side knows that they could benefit from reaching a landmark entitlement reform deal if they could just trust the other side to cooperate.
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