Iowa Straw Poll - UpdateBy Lea Abdnor

We just returned from a very successful trip to Ames, Iowa for the Republican Straw Poll.   Over 25,000 bravedd the searing heat and rallied for their favorite candidate.  We talked with hundreds of people and with only one exception, they were all receptive to finding a bipartisan solution to fixing Social Security.  They knew there was a big problem ahead. (The exception was a woman who insisted that all we needed to do was eliminate the wage cap, “that will fix it all.”  I disagreed with her but she insisted she was right.  WHERE is this woman getting this false information???  I could answer that but I’ll leave it for another time.)   We strongly encouraged them to tell the candidates to start talking about entitlements.  I had a chance to talk personally with three of Mitt Romney’s five sons—Tagg, Josh and Craig.   Josh got the Walker DVD.  They said that their Dad was very concerned about Social Security and the entitlements—and I urged them to have him talk about it more.   I gave them the David Walker DVD and  Josh said they would give it to his Dad.   The other candidates got our materials, too, with the help of the enthusiastic Students for Saving Social Security. 

So, FOG has launched its project:  Your Child's Inheritance: Debt.  Watch for it on your local PBS station in the coming months!