Rick Scott Torches “Careerist” McConnell In WSJ Op-Ed On His Plan To Wreck Social Security And Medicare

March 4, 2022 Infighting Is Funny, Republicans

Sen. Rick Scott writes for the Wall Street Journal:

I have committed heresy in Washington. I’ve been in the Senate for only three years, and I have released an 11-point plan with 128 ideas on what Republicans should do after we win the coming elections and take control of the Senate and House. In the real world beyond the Beltway, Republicans and independents demand bold action and a plan to save our nation.

They see no point in taking control of Congress if we are simply going to return to business as usual. So, I went out and made a statement that got me in trouble. I said that all Americans need to have some skin in the game. Even if it is just a few bucks, everyone needs to know what it is like to pay some taxes. It hit a nerve.

Part of the deception is achieved by disconnecting so many Americans from taxation. It’s a genius political move. And it is bankrupting us. There will be many more attacks on me and this plan from careerists in Washington, who personally profit while ruining this country. Bring it on.

Read the full op-ed.

Incredibly, Rick Scott has doubled down in his bid to get the nation to pay attention to his plan to eliminate Social Security & Medicare and raise taxes on half the countryhttps://t.co/wIjqn6asqT

— David Dayen (@ddayen) March 4, 2022

Scott vs McConnell, cont’d

Scott writes WSJ op-ed defending his agenda, including making all pay income tax. He says “free-loaders who abuse the welfare system” should pay something.

Republicans “don’t deserve to govern” unless they want to fix America.https://t.co/HqiphBIemB

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) March 4, 2022