Young Americans are leaving home, finding jobs, buying homes, starting families, and saving for retirement later than previous generations. But is this a problem with young people, or are bad policies getting in their way?
Rikki Schlott sits down with Cato’s Ryan Bourne to explore how regulations, inflation, and government intervention can make these steps into adulthood harder and more expensive.
Read Cato's "Handbook on Affordability" here:
https://www.cato.org/handbook-affordability
Read Rikki's article "The Peter Pan State: How Bad Policy Delays Adulthood" here:
https://www.cato.org/free-society/spring/summer-2026/peter-pan-state-how-bad-policy-delays-adulthood
Producer & Video Editor: Barbara Galletti
Post Production: Sedona LaMarre
Audio Engineer: Cecil Sherman
Original Music: Cecil Sherman
Director of Photography: Jonathan Fields
Assistant Producer: Elcid Demonteverde
Assistant Editor: Lester Romero
Motion Graphics: Jonathan Fields
Executive Producer: Kristina Kendall
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