The Huffington Post | By Erin Mershon Posted: 06/20/2012 11:26 am Updated: 06/20/2012 12:24 pm
Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) may rail against Social Security insolvency in the public eye, but that hasn't stopped him from accepting the government checks.
The libertarian-leaning Republican and former presidential candidate admitted Wednesday that he accepts Social Security checks just minutes after he called for younger generations to wean themselves off the program, in an interview on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
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Paul is outspoken about the need to end government programs like the Federal Reserve and the departments of energy and education. But he said he would not eliminate programs like Social Security and Medicare, despite his belief that the programs are unconstitutional. He planned to allow citizens under the age of 25 to opt out of the system in order to save their own money for retirement, if elected to the presidency.
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It's normal for people to be overly optimistic, even more so for young people. A lot of older people lost much or all of their investments in this big recession. If they didn't have social security, they would have no income at all.
And Paul isn't required to receive SS.
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