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William Henry: “Social Security has so many hands in it that haven't…”

Featuring: William Henry, Libertarian | Former Candidate, U.S. House Indiana, 2nd Congressional District

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Published | Video Starts at 51:41

So I would like to see alternatives to be able to put your money into different types of investment accounts and those type of retirement. Retirement accounts like four hundred and one s. The Social Security has so many hands in it that haven't contributed to it, that are drawing from it, that's dragging it completely down. And a lot of people call Social Security a Ponzi scheme, which turns out it's what it's looking like. We put money into it and I don't think I'm going to get money out of it. (51:41–51:50)

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Asserts that individuals who haven't contributed to Social Security are drawing from it, weakening the system.

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