The ludicrous claim Sen.

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The ludicrous claim Sen. Wayne Allard (R) of Colorado made earlier this month — that Social Security is $28 trillion in debt — finally catches up with him in the Denver Post.

In case you’ve got your Wayne Allard scorecard out, that was the same town meeting when he said the US government would simply default on those Treasury notes in the Trust Fund.

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