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Mitt Romney: The term Ponzi scheme, I think, is over the top and unnecessary, and frightful to many people.

On the recordSeptember 11, 2011
The term Ponzi scheme, I think, is over the top and unnecessary, and frightful to many people.
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Mitt Romney
Republican · Utah

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Mitt Romney responds to Rick Perry's characterization of Social Security as a Ponzi scheme, arguing it is unnecessarily alarming.

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