Social Security is Welfare. Social Security is Welfare. Social Security is Welfare.
Paul Ryan's 2005 remarks to the Ayn Rand fan club, The Atlas Society, are full of weird for sophisticated political readers, but terms like "collectivist" and "socialist" are a little too esoteric to carry the right impact.
What matters isn't that he's a certifiable tin-foil case, but merely this:
“Social Security right now is a collectivist system, it’s a welfare transfer system.”
Social Security is Welfare.
Social Security is Welfare. Social Security is Welfare. Social Security is Welfare.
Its the perfect dove-tail with the 47% tape.
Every Republican running for anything needs to be asked whether they agree with Paul Ryan that Social Security is Welfare.
Running ads against VP candidate is usually "punching down," but a Florida ad alternating "Social Security is Welfare" with "senior on the street" reactions would do some good.
It plays as a very pointed personal attack on social security recipients. And delightful judo... I would bet that the "Obama is putting everyone on welfare" ads have their greatest impact with older voters who also happen to be on social security.
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We need to inform him this November 6.
Keep our noses to the grindstones, so to speak.
Welcome to DU, first poster Wildee7!
