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Rick Perry: “It has been called a Ponzi scheme by many people long before me. But no one's had the courage to stand up and say, here…”

On the recordSeptember 11, 2011
It has been called a Ponzi scheme by many people long before me. But no one's had the courage to stand up and say, here is how we're going to reform it.
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Rick Perry

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Rick Perry discusses the need for reforming Social Security, which he has previously labeled a Ponzi scheme.

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