Jay Feely called Social Security a ‘Ponzi scheme.’ In CD1, 175,000 people rely on it.
Congressional candidate Jay Feely has labeled Social Security a 'Ponzi scheme,' a stance that may impact his campaign in a district where 175,000 residents rely on the program.
In the hotly contested Congressional District 1, roughly 175,000 people receive Social Security, a program whose fate could be decided by whoever wins control of Congress. Jay Feely, the Republican on the ballot this year, has called the program a “liability” and called it a “Ponzi scheme.” That could matter immensely with voters: Recent polling […]
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