About this episode

Clark Howard addresses economic concerns and the future of Social Security while encouraging entrepreneurship.

Friday - Clark Stinks day! Christa shares Clark Stinks posts with Clark. Submit yours at Clark.com/ClarkStinks. Also, economic anxiety is climbing straight up the income ladder, and Americans everywhere are growing deeply worried. On top of that, a troubling new report confirms that Social Security is on track to face insolvency by 2032—a year earlier than we originally thought. If Congress continues to ignore it, roughly 70 million Americans who rely on these checks could see cuts to their benefits in less than six years. To fix this issue, Clark says it’s time to make hard choices as a nation. But despite the widespread pessimism about the future, Clark delivers a straight talk: We still live in the most dynamic economy in the world with incredible opportunities for entrepreneurship, but it is time to stop playing political games and protect the hard-earned money of the American people. All this and more on the July 10, 2026, episode of The Clark Howard Show. Clark Stinks: Segments 1 & 2 Fix Social Security!: Segment 3 Ask Clark: Segment 4 Mentioned on the show: Where To Buy the Best Cheap Printer - Clark Howard What Can I Safely Use for Peer-to-Peer Payments? - Clark Howard…

People in this episode

Host: Clark Howard

Guest: Christa

Topics covered

• economic anxiety
• Social Security insolvency
• entrepreneurship opportunities
• political issues
• financial health

Keywords

• Clark Stinks
• Social Security
• economic anxiety
• entrepreneurship
• Congress
• financial health
• FICO Score

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Clark.com, Social Security, Congress, NYTimes

Products: FICO® Score 10T

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