They’ve been likened to a narcotic that clouds the mind, but government entitlement programs are far more dangerous. In May, the International Monetary Fund ranked the U.S. second among countries that must reduce deficits caused by entitlements or face grave financial problems when government debt equals 100 percent of the gross domestic product by 2015. In short, there is no time to waste; the next Congress must reform entitlements.

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