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Social Security: 'Ponzi Scheme' or 'Monstrous Lie?'
In today's speech on deficit reduction, President Obama said Social Security should be treated separately — at some later time. But Rick Perry's talk of a "Ponzi scheme" and "a monstrous lie" have made America's most popular government program a possible presidential campaign issue next year.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readIn today's speech on deficit reduction, President Obama said Social Security should be treated separately — at some later time. But Rick Perry's talk of a "Ponzi scheme" and "a monstrous lie" have made America's most popular government program a possible presidential campaign issue next year. Does Perry's attack make him unelectable, as Mitt Romney claims? Will Republicans in Congress push for privatization? Should the income cap on Social Security taxes be raised? What about the retirement age? Should benefits be reduced before young workers retire?
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Karen Radziner
Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?
David Lightman
McClatchy Newspapers
Frank Newport
Gallup Poll
Max Richtman
National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare
The full episode
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- 7:47Social Security: 'Ponzi Scheme' or 'Monstrous Lie?'You’re reading this
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