Chapter 15: Is There Logic in American Policy?

The “reform” of entitlements is a political code word for cuts to maintain the long-term solvency of the Social Security and Medicare system, to which senior citizens are entitled upon reaching a certain age.

entitlement reform

A term that describes the teetering finances of federal, state, and local governments.

fiscal cliff

An international agreement on climate change that commits its signatories to setting internationally binding emission reduction targets.

Kyoto Protocol

The international agreement reached in December 2015 by developed and developing nations alike to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, beginning in 2020, through the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.

Paris Agreement

Young adults who typically have not had major health crises and who thus feel “invincible” and are unlikely to purchase health insurance.

Young Invincibles