Stephen Herrington: Paul Ryan’s Killing of Social Security and Medicare Will Never Fix the Deficit

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Paul Ryan proposes, in the quasi official GOP budget plan, to sunset Social Security and Medicare because they cost too much. Oh, and to… [Original News Article]


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