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I've developed a lot of reform proposals myself and been accused of trying to destroy Social Security, when the whole point was to try to save it. I think most people know that Social Security is bankrupt.

Jim DeMint

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Jim DeMint
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: September 2
Business Executive
Former United States Senator
Politician
Greenville
South Carolina
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