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Rick Perry: Social security a ‘monstrous lie’

By Charlie Spiering
Published August 29, 2011 4:00am ET
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Rick Perry: Social security a ‘monstrous lie’
Texas Governor Rick Perry referred to Social Security as a “Ponzi scheme” over the weekend. Here is the video: “It is a Ponzi scheme for these young people. The idea that they’re working and paying into Social Security today, that the current program is going to be there for them, is a lie, it is […]

Texas Governor Rick Perry referred to Social Security as a “Ponzi scheme” over the weekend.

Here is the video:

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