Republican presidential candidate Gov. Rick Perry’s statements about Social Security have been consistently false or misleading, and completely out of touch with the American people. At best, they reveal a dangerous ignorance about Social Security, a program that has provided essential economic security to America’s working families for the past 76 years. At worst, they telegraph the candidate’s willingness to disregard and distort the facts, and his deep hostility to Social Security. Governor Perry has said:
- Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. Wrong.
- The idea that Social Security will be there for today’s young people is a “monstrous lie.” Wrong.
- Social Security is unconstitutional. Wrong.
- We need to consider raising the retirement age. Wrong.
- We need to consider means testing Social Security. Wrong.
http://www.truth-out.org/rick-perry-consistently-wrong-social-security/1314989236
