Social Security Secession (SSS)

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Right after the 1994 midterm you had a bunch of Republicans come out of the woodwork with really wild eyed proposals on various policy fronts. And it seems like deja vu all over again. Newly re-elected Gov. Rick Perry (R-TX) says states should be able to secede from the Social Security program.

Wonder how many Texans agree with that. And that’s not a throwaway remark; I’m genuinely curious.

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