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Republicans need to hit a few definite points when discussing this topic:

1) No one is going to wave a wand and make Social Security disappear overnight, reducing all of our seniors to abject poverty.
2) People who are close to retirement are not going to be abandoned.
3) Young people will be transitioned to something that is sustainable.

Yes, Social Security is a ponzi scheme. It had to fail sometime: that's what ponzi schemes do. We can recognize that it was a terrible program, while still aknowledging that we have a commitment to some people. No one is going to just throw them all under the bus.

17 posted on 09/08/2011 6:32:11 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (The USSR spent itself into bankruptcy and collapsed -- and aren't we on the same path now?)

To: ClearCase_guy

Anyone who is intelligent understands that it is a Ponzi Scheme, but unfortunately a lot of people are not intelligent. They need to be spoon fed the info to understand it.

22 posted on 09/08/2011 6:36:21 AM PDT by w1andsodidwe (Barrak has now won the contest. He is even worse than Jimmah.)

To: ClearCase_guy

You mean like the Paul RYAN plan?

28 posted on 09/08/2011 6:40:09 AM PDT by Marty62 (Marty60)

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