Alf Landon's Speech on Social Security 1936 Presidential Campaign

[John K. Taber]

Charles Brown wrote:
> 
> I read Alf Landon's speech. I was
> struck by how leftwing and
> pro-worker his demogogy was,
> because of the economic
> depression. How about the
> ploy,'you're too smart to need
> the government to look after
> your old age' ? Basically Reagan
> sold that, didn't he ?  'You all
> are too smart to let the govmnt
> take care of you '
> 
> Charles Brown
> 

Indeed. Do visit the SSA web site for history. There was an EPIC
program in Calif in the 30s lead by Sinclair Lewis that Calif
business combined to attack in much the same left wing pro-worker
demogogy. There is a copy of a flyer they stuffed in every worker's
paycheck denouncing EPIC (I've forgotten now what the letters 
stood for).

 http://www.ssa.gov/history/

Give it a try. There are really no new arguments against social
security since the denouncements of it in the 30s.