Progressive lawmakers and advocates hit back on Sunday after Elon Musk parroted the long-debunked right-wing claim that Social Security is a Ponzi Scheme, the billionaire's latest false attack on the nation's most effective anti-poverty program.
"This guy is a leech on the public," Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) wrote on social media after a clip of Musk's remarks on Joe Rogan's podcast circulated. "No matter how many billions he gets in tax cuts and government contracts, it will never be enough for him."
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