Ronald Reagan actually said...

I'm not saying that to frighten anybody, because, believe me, the people today dependent on social security are going to continue getting their checks.

Context

Remarks and a Question-and-Answer Session With Senior Citizens in Los Angeles, California

07/05/1982

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