No doubt. He nearly lost my support with that incredibly stoooopid remark about social security being a "Ponzi Scheme." My wife is very near the age to start collecting while I have at least six more years to go, but I don't like the idea of anybody rocking that boat. Perry has given ZERO the ultimate sound byte with that comment. This could hang around Perry's neck like WILLIE HORTON hung around the neck of the Dukakis campaign. Lunacy. I don't care if it's true or not. It is political suicide to provide the other side with ammo to use against you. Earth to Perry: PLEASE THINK before opening mouth to insert feet. Up to the kneecap.
That boat is going to be rocked one way or another. You can keep you head in the sand and say the money is always going to be there for you, or we can look at legitimate plans to help stabilize (and even grow) the so-called SS fund. Regardless of the wording, SS as it is today is flawed to the point that it will be insolvent long before I ever collect a dime of it.
Perry was addressing what was in his book. What was he to say...no I didn’t say that...read his book ‘Fed Up.’ Most local libraries have it.