Rick Perry’s insistence that Social Security is a “Ponzi scheme” has many people saying he can’t be elected. As the Chicago Tribune’s Clarence Page wrote:
Who’s going to trust a man who calls the program a criminal fraud and, in effect, called Americans a bunch of suckers for believing in it for these many decades?
It very well may be that someone who insists Social Security is a Ponzi scheme, despite all evidence to the contrary, is not electable on a national level. But it’s worth remembering that last year, a tea partier in Wisconsin ran against Senator Feingold using the exact same line…and won.
Paul Ryan Introduces GOP’s “Path to Prosperity”
Congressman Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin) introduced the GOP’s “Path to Prosperity” in this Wall Street Journal Op-Ed. He relies upon analysis from the Heritage Foundation. Seriously.
