ISSUE: Social Security
- Audrey Kubetin
- Nov 1, 2011 at 5:53 pm
Todd Akin: We’re Lying About Social Security
In this clip, Congressman Todd Akin echoes Texas Governor Rick Perry’s assertion that Social Security is a lie.
“Truth is pretty important,” Akin tells a Missouri crowd on September 2, 2011. “When we basically just allow business as usual, aren’t we lying to all the people on Social Security and Medicare, lying about the fact that that system is going to be there when we know, looking at the numbers, it can’t be?”
- Audrey Kubetin
- 3:22 pm
Denny Rehberg Can’t Define “Entitlement”
In this clip, Congressman Denny Rehberg fails to answer a constituent’s question about entitlement programs.
The constituent asks, “My understanding of an entitlement was something that you got that you didn’t have to pay for, like through places where they pay your retirement or they pay your hospitalization.”
“That I don’t know,” Rehberg replies. “I guess I’ve never really looked at the definition of entitlement.” This footage was captured by an American Bridge tracker in Chester, MT, on October 17, 2011.
- Derek Pearce
- Oct 18, 2011 at 3:21 pm
Rick Perry on Increasing the Retirement Age
This video was captured by one of our trackers at a town hall in Conway, SC, on September 5.
Rick Perry used the occasion to announce his willingness to raise the retirement age.
“There’s a lot of different options out there that we could talk about,” Perry said, “whether it’s moving the age forward, you know, at some particular time, if it’s, you know, if you’re a 45 year old or less, we’re going to move that retirement age up to 69 or 70 or whatever it is.“
- Derek Pearce
- Sep 23, 2011 at 9:46 am
AP: Democrats working to undercut Perry, Romney
On September 23, 2011, the Associated Press wrote:
To hear Democrats tell it, Gov. Rick Perry’s economic record in Texas is nothing more than a mirage and his views on Social Security make him “America’s Most Dangerous Cowboy.” In Massachusetts, President Barack Obama’s allies say job creation lagged under Mitt Romney, whose policies would undermine the middle class.
- Derek Pearce
- Sep 16, 2011 at 7:01 pm
TPM: ‘Ponzi’ Is Back! Perry Doubles Down On Social Security Attacks In Iowa (VIDEO)
Polls show the Ponzi stuff could be hurting Perry’s perceived electability among Republicans and it seems to turn-off independents. So it might make sense if he left the rhetoric on the cutting room floor.
Not happening. Here’s Perry in Iowa on Friday, both using “Ponzi Scheme” again and claiming his plan for Social Security is just part of the same discussion of entitlements started by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and his Medicare-eliminating (in favor of a vouchers) Republican budget plan.
Read more and see the video after the jump
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MEMO: 12 Things We Could Learn From Previous Romney Tax Returns
ICYMI: With Mitt Romney still refusing to release his pre-2010 returns, we wanted to be sure that you saw our previous memo explaining why it is so important that Mitt Romney release them.
Click through for the 12 questions that Mitt Romney needs to answer by releasing his previous years’ tax returns.
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ICYMI: Romney Profited From Government Handouts
This morning, the Los Angeles Times reported on Mitt Romney’s reliance on tax breaks and government subsidies while working in private equity. The article focuses on Steel Dynamics, the same steel company featured in Romney’s positive ad released just this morning, and all of the government help they received. In fact, Dekalb County was forced to institute a new tax to pay for all of the handouts.
Despite his constant opposition to government interference in the free market, Mitt Romney has a long history of profiting from government handouts. Research after the jump.
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Scott Brown’s Website Steals Childhood Anecdote From… Elizabeth Dole
Sen. Scott Brown may have some explaining to do. It seems a passage from his website detailing the values instilled in him as a young child was stolen essentially word-for-word from former Sen. Elizabeth Dole.
Original research & screenshots after the jump.
