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A Surprising Reason for the Fall of Rome

Why did Rome fall?

There were lots of reasons…disease…barbarian invaders.

But also a reason modern societies should worry about: entitlements!

Yes, really.

“Rome could conquer the world,” explains historian Johan Norberg, “but they couldn’t do entitlement reform.”
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