Romney Is No Better Than Perry on Social Security

[LongTomH]

From the AFL-CIO Blog:

If you’ve watched any of the Republican primary debates, it’s possible to mistake presidential wannabee Mitt Romney as the voice of reason in that group, most of whom long ago teetered off the edge of rational discourse.

But a new chart comparing the views of Romney and Texas Gov. Rick Perry shows that when it comes to Social Security, the nation’s most successful safety net, Romney is no better than “Social Security Is a Ponzi Scheme” Perry.

Although Romney has not used the term “Ponzi scheme,” he has called it a fraud, according to the nonprofit group Strengthen Social Security. Here’s Romney:

"There simply is no “fund” safely invested somewhere….To put it in a nutshell, the American people have been effectively defrauded out of their Social Security."

The AFL-CIO Blog has a link to a chart on the Strengthen Social Security website comparing actual statements from both Perry and Romney. The chart may also be downloaded in a printable PDF format. I suggest bookmarking the web page with the chart and sending it to your friends. I also recommend bookmarking the Strengthen Social Security home page.

Please note that both Romney and Perry have:

• called for at least partial privatization of Social Security,
  
• called for raising retirement age and,
  
• called for means testing to receive Social Security.