Romney Advisor: Perry’s Desire To ‘Abolish Social Security’ Is A ‘Disqualifying Position’ [View All]

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http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/09/08/314128/mitt-romney-rick-perry-abolish-social-security-disqualifying/

By Scott Keyes on Sep 8, 2011 at 9:40 am

ThinkProgress filed this report from the Republican presidential debate in Simi Valley, California.

Though many have wondered if there was any policy position too extreme for the modern Republican Party, Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) has found one: abolishing Social Security.

During Wednesday night’s GOP presidential debate in Simi Valley, California, Perry repeated his pronouncement that Social Security is both a “Ponzi scheme” and a “monstrous lie.” This follows up on Perry’s own book, in which he says the popular retirement program is unconstitutional and “violently toss aside any respect for our founding principles.”