Listen Live
Donate
 on air
Schedule

KCRW

Read & Explore

  • News
  • Entertainment
  • Food
  • Culture
  • Events

Listen

  • Live Radio
  • Music
  • Podcasts
  • Full Schedule

Information

  • About
  • Careers
  • Help / FAQ
  • Newsletters
  • Contact

Support

  • Become a Member
  • Become a VIP
  • Ways to Give
  • Shop
  • Member Perks

Become a Member

Donate to KCRW to support this cultural hub for music discovery, in-depth journalism, community storytelling, and free events. You'll become a KCRW Member and get a year of exclusive benefits.

DonateGive Monthly

Copyright 2025 KCRW. All rights reserved.

Report a Bug|Privacy Policy|Terms of Service|
Cookie Policy
|FCC Public Files

Back to To the Point

To the Point

Social Security: 'Ponzi Scheme' or 'Monstrous Lie?'

Rick Perry has made Social Security a "white hot" political issue once again. We hear about the financial and political security of the New Deal's most popular legacy...

  • rss
Download MP3
  • Share
By Warren Olney • Sep 19, 2011 • 51m Listen

Rick Perry has made Social Security a "white hot" political issue once again. We hear about the financial and political security of the New Deal's most popular legacy. Also, President Obama lays out his plan to cut the deficit by over $3 trillion, and the bankruptcy of high-tech solar-panel maker Solyndra. Was it caused by low-tech competition from China?

Banner image: People line up outside of the Social Security Administration office in San Francisco, California. Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

  • https://images.ctfassets.net/2658fe8gbo8o/AvYox6VuEgcxpd20Xo9d3/769bca4fbf97bf022190f4813812c1e2/new-default.jpg?h=250

    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

  • KCRW placeholder

    Christian Bordal

    Managing Producer, Greater LA

  • KCRW placeholder

    Andrea Brody

    Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

  • KCRW placeholder

    Karen Radziner

    Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

    NewsNationalPolitics
Back to To the Point