Walz Lays Bare Social Security’s True Purpose: Kathryn Edwards

In a speech at the Democratic National Convention accepting the party’s nomination as vice president this week, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz talked about his life before politics. He mentioned how his father died of lung cancer. “Thank God for Social Security Survivor benefits,” Walz said. In fact, Walz has often talked about how the program helped stabilize his family in those days, allowing them to “live with dignity” rather than poverty. He talked about it when he ran for governor in 2018 and on the campaign trail with current Vice President Kamala Harris.

Walz is the exact kind of ...