Romney Continues SS Pile On

Ex-MA Guv localizes attacks on Perry in Friday e-mail blast, says Texan’s position to threaten "One in Five Iowans" receiving benefits.

PERRY’S SOCIAL SECURITY PROBLEM IN IOWA

Roughly One In Five Iowans Receives Social Security Benefits:

Over 580,000 Iowans Benefit From Social Security. In December 2010, there were 584,113 Iowans receiving Social Security benefits. In 2010, Iowa had 3,046,355 citizens. (U.S. Social Security Administration, 9/15/11; U.S. Census Bureau, 9/15/11)

· In The Third Congressional District – Home To Newton And Des Moines – 109,875 Iowans Benefit From Social Security. (U.S. Social Security Administration, 9/15/11)

· In The Fourth Congressional District – Home To Jefferson – 121,332 Iowans Benefit From Social Security. (U.S. Social Security Administration, 9/15/11)

· In The Fifth Congressional District – Home To Council Bluffs And Atlantic – 122,591 Iowans Benefit From Social Security. (U.S. Social Security Administration, 9/15/11)

A Reminder: Perry Advocates Dismantling Social Security And Sending It To The States, Calling The Program A “Failure”:

Perry: “Get It Back To The States. Why Is The Federal Government Even In The Pension Program…? Let The States Do It.” PERRY: “When you look at Social Security, it’s broke. … Get it back to the states. Why is the federal government even in the pension program or the health care delivery program? Let the states do it. … That, I will suggest to you, is one of the ways this federal government can get out of our business, save a lot of money and get back to that Constitutional way of doing business in those enumerated powers that they’re supposed to have.” (MSNBC’s “Morning Joe,” 11/5/10)

In Fed Up!, Perry Says We Have Been “Forced To Accept” Social Security “At The Expense Of Respect For The Constitution.” “Social Security is something that we’ve been forced to accept for more than 70 years now. … at the expense of respect for the Constitution and limited government.” (Rick Perry, Fed Up!, 2010, p. 50)

Perry: “By Any Measure, Social Security Is A Failure.” (Rick Perry, Fed Up, 2010, p. 62)

Perry Called Social Security A Program “That We Don’t Need.” PERRY: “I think every program needs to stand the sunshine of righteous scrutiny. Whether it’s Social Security, whether it’s Medicaid, whether it’s Medicare. You’ve got $115 trillion worth of unfunded liability in those three. … And I think we should have a legitimate, honest, national discussion about Washington’s continuing to spend money we don’t have on programs that we don’t need.” (Andrew Romano, “Rick Perry On The Record,” The Daily Beast, 8/12/11)