Just a month ago, Texas Gov. Rick Perry touched the Third Rail of American politics by calling Social Security a “Ponzi scheme.” There was some real data that showed it hurting him with independent voters and even some Republicans. But on Thursday some data from CNN came out showing Americans going a few different directions on the program: namely, a majority that favored a partial privatization and a fifth that believe the program is actually unconstitutional.
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