How Bad Policy Delays Adulthood

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