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Republican presidential contender, Texas Governor Rick Perry, speaks at the Polk County GOP summer picnic event held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines, Iowa on Saturday, Aug. 27, 2011.
Monday, Aug. 29, 2011

Open quoteThe idea that they're working and paying into Social Security today, that the current program is going to be there for them, is a lie.Close quote

  • RICK PERRY,
  • Texas Governor, speaking in Iowa on Aug. 27, reiterating his belief that Social Security "is a Ponzi scheme" and saying that young people will not reap the benefits from their contributions to the program
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