what romney was right about, more or less

so one thing that dems purport to be offended about is the idea that social programs actually buy votes for their defenders by cutting checks: a kind of built-in dem political advantage. but actually they themselves use this non-stop as a strategy. there's an obama ad up right now that says ' the question is, under whose plan will you be better off?', framing the thing in terms of medicare. all the mediscare-type ads play this card, actually. obviously, not all people who receive benefits vote democratic. but both parties perfectly well understand the direct appeal to your immediate self-interest in government payments or services.