Explaining Ponzi Schemes to Ezra Klein

By: agconservative (Diary) | August 29th at 08:27 PM |

The always informative Ezra Klein decided to enlighten everyone today about the supposed ridiculousness of Rick Perry’s comparison between Social Security and Ponzi Schemes. Klein explains that there are several key differences between the two that make them unmistakably different. The post is meant to marginalize Rick Perry as an uninformed candidate who made a horrible error by comparing Social Security and Ponzi schemes. | Read More »

Tags: Entitlements, Ezra Klein, GOP, Ponzi Schemes, Rick Perry, Social Security

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