Angle: I Haven't Changed My Mind On Phasing Out Social Security

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Sharron Angle further explained her position on Social Security while speaking to reporters on Wednesday -- and said that she hasn't really changed from her previously stated view that the program should be "transitioned out."

Politico reports:

Addressing reporters after her speech, Angle was asked about her old campaign website, which called for a Social Security system that is "transitioned out." Her website no longer carries that language, a fact she's emphasized in the past, including during the primary, when she said the country needs to "phase Medicare and Social Security out in favor of something privatized."

"It's not really a change - a change in language perhaps, but not a change in direction," she said Wednesday. "The change is just because Harry Reid has so distorted and misinterpreted my words that I've had to explain those words, the words are really the explanation of a policy I've had from the beginning."

She said the policy is to "pay back" senior citizens for the money they've put into the system. Going forward, she would give people the option of leaving that "Social Security-type system and go to something more personalized," she said.

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1. she is dangerous

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2. An awful lot of people get SS benefits in her state...

the SW has a lot of SS recipients, the last thing they want is what Angle is talking about. Medicare would disappear, an d when the accountants got done, there would be no "payback" for what people put in, recipients for several years might actually get a bill from the government, Depending on when the payments were made when first having SS payroll taxes taken out, most retirees have already used up what they put in...and the a lot more.

She's basically, a sure fire loser.

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3. Have these people never heard of IRAs, 401ks, or taxable savings?

Listening to these teabagger fools, one would think you have no savings option other than social security.

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4. I respect her honesty. (nt)