Is Rep. Ryan John Galt?

Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI)
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We know Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) wants to privatize Social Security and abolish Medicare. And as chief Republican budget writer in the House, he may have a chance at doing so if Republicans win the House next year. But apparently it doesn’t have anything to do with budgetary retrenchment.

He thinks both programs are part of a “collectivist system” that needs to be rooted out of American life.

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