Both sides do it, but it’s always amusing.

The NRCC and DCCC both do it.  Find an issue, write a press release and fill in the name.  But it’s always amusing when there is outrage on an issue, word for word from two candidates. 

The last thing Arizona’s seniors need in this economy is the Bush-McCain-Bee risky and irresponsible plan to turn Social Security from a guaranteed benefit into a gamble.

The last thing Arizona’s seniors need in this economy is the Bush-McCain-Hay risky and irresponsible plan to turn Social Security from a guaranteed benefit into a gamble.”

*Sydney** **Hay**'s Risky Plan for Privatizing Social Security*

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The news that the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 500 points on Monday and is down more than 300 points today struck fear into the hearts of Arizona's families who are concerned about their retirement security. If Sydney Hay, the Republican candidate for Congress in Arizona's 1st Congressional District has her way and Social Security is privatized, tax dollars will be diverted from the Social Security trust fund into risky investment accounts leaving families' retirement safety nets to plunge right along with the stock market.

"This week's historic meltdown on Wall Street proves just how risky the George Bush-Sydney Hay's plan for privatizing Social Security really is," said Jennifer Crider, the Communications Director at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "If Sydney Hay has her way in
Congress, Arizona's seniors, who worked hard and played by the rules, could be watching their retirement accounts plunge along with the Dow. The last thing Arizona's seniors need in this economy is the Bush-McCain-Hay risky and irresponsible plan to turn Social Security
from a guaranteed benefit into a gamble."

*_Background _*

    * Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 500 points on
      Monday and is down more than 300 points today. [Wall Street
      Journal, September 17, 2008]

    * In August 2008, Hay said that she supports the privatization of
      Social Security. [Payson Round Up, 8/29/08]

    * The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Bush
      Administration's own Office of Management and Budget (OMB) say
      that the cost of the added risk involved in investing in stocks
      must be incorporated in any analysis of rates of return. [CBPP]

    * The cost of creating private accounts would be offset by
      reductions in Social Security benefits for workers who opened a
      private account [http://www.cbpp.org/7-27-05socsec-sum.htm]

    * Privatizing Social Security would result in "deep cuts" to
      guaranteed benefits. [MSNBC; April 26, 2005
      <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7641965/>]

*Tim** **Bee**'s Risky Plan for Privatizing Social Security*

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The news that the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 500 points on Monday and is down more than 300 points today struck fear into the hearts of Arizona's families who are concerned about their retirement security. If Tim Bee, the Republican candidate for Congress
in Arizona's 8th Congressional District has his way and Social Security is privatized, tax dollars will be diverted from the Social Security trust fund into risky investment accounts leaving families' retirement safety nets to plunge right along with the stock market.

"This week's historic meltdown on Wall Street proves just how risky the George Bush-Tim Bee's plan for privatizing Social Security really is," said Jennifer Crider, the Communications Director at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. "If Tim Bee has his way in Congress,
Arizona's seniors, who worked hard and played by the rules, could be watching their retirement accounts plunge along with the Dow. The last thing Arizona's seniors need in this economy is the Bush-McCain-Bee risky and irresponsible plan to turn Social Security from a guaranteed
benefit into a gamble."

*_Background _*

    * Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 500 points on
      Monday and is down more than 300 points today. [Wall Street
      Journal, September 17, 2008]

    * In September 2008, Bee said "Our generation must have a say on our
      own future with options such as private accounts..." [University of
      Arizona student union speech, 9/02/08]

    * The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Bush
      Administration's own Office of Management and Budget (OMB) say
      that the cost of the added risk involved in investing in stocks
      must be incorporated in any analysis of rates of return. [CBPP]

    * The cost of creating private accounts would be offset by
      reductions in Social Security benefits for workers who opened a
      private account [http://www.cbpp.org/7-27-05socsec-sum.htm]

    * Privatizing Social Security would result in "deep cuts" to
      guaranteed benefits. [MSNBC; April 26, 2005
      <http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7641965/>]