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Financing Texas Schools
Re "The Texas Omen" (column, Jan. 7): We applaud Paul Krugman for highlighting Gov. Rick Perry's disastrous use of "smoke and mirrors" budgeting. In 2009, the governor used $3.25 billion in federal education money to replace state education funds, denying any additional support for Texas schools.
There's a very good reason why people pay Social Security taxes — so they'll get Social Security," Doggett said at a press conference in the Capitol. "I'd rather have nothing done in this area than to do great harm."
Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.) warned the provision could dismantle Social Security's ownership-based funding mechanism, in which workers pay into the program while they're employed to tap the benefits in retirement.
"It is these interest-bearing trust accounts that currently finance legal services for those who need it most -- veterans who have served honorably, domestic violence victims and persons with disabilities," Doggett said.
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