Posts tagged “Social Security”
The GOP’s New Stance On Social Security
Remember when Rick Perry rocketed to the top of the polls in September and decried Social Security as a “Ponzi Scheme”? You might recall that a number of prominent conservative voices stepped up to support his claim. Even though many didn’t necessarily accept the characerization of Social Security as a “Ponzi Scheme,” many still spoke [...]
Replace the Sacred Cows
I’m fair weather fan of center-left economist/ domestic policy “wonks” Paul Krugman and Ezra Klein (who I suspect is his long lost son). They are both excellent at pointing out fundamental flaws in mainstream press’ coverage of economics and some of the more complicated domestic policy issues that arise. However, both have recently downplayed the [...]
Is Social Security a Ponzi Scheme?
In his book, and the Republican debates, Rick Perry has made headlines by characterizing Social Security as a Ponzi scheme. This has led to a big uproar about the nature of Social Security, and a debate over whether or not that characterization is a fair one. Mr. Charles Ponzi has gotten a great deal of [...]
Is “Ponzi Scheme” Really Not Hurting Perry?
I think that a lot of pundits aren’t taking this latest Gallup Poll seriously, which finds that 19% of Republicans and 32% of Independents are “less likely to support” Rick Perry after learning about his characterization of Social Security as a Ponzi scheme. They argue that since 19% of Republicans are “more likely to support” [...]
Mitt Romney: Protector of Social Security?
Mitt Romney has decided to make a ruckus out of Rick Perry’s insistence that Social Security is a “Ponzi Scheme”. In a flier disseminated to Republican voters in Florida, the Romney campaign asserts “Rick Perry: How can we trust anyone who wants to kill social security.” Here’s a snippet from the flier: It’s no secret [...]
Social Security, more numbers
In a previous post, I mentioned a CNN/ORC International poll that shows that the majority of Americans do not want the congressional “super committee” to make any changes to Social Security. This, I argued, puts Rick Perry and the rest of the GOP presidential field at odds with the American voter. More to the point [...]