John,

Florida Senator Rick Scott is back with another dangerous idea about Social Security and Medicare.

Senator Scott earned infamy last year when he released a plan ahead of the midterm elections that Mitch McConnell described as “sunsetting Social Security and Medicare within 5 years.” Now, with his party threatening a government default that would throw millions of Americans out of work, Senator Scott told a radio host that Social Security and Medicare are “like alcoholism.”

Extremist Republicans like Rick Scott and Kevin McCarthy are threatening our Social Security and Medicare! Social Security Works is leading the charge to fight back! Chip in today!

As a reminder, before he became a politician, Senator Scott ran the company responsible for what at the time was the largest-ever fine for Medicare fraud. So we know that when he looks at our earned benefits, he’s thinking about how to reach his hand into our pockets and take our money.

Let’s be clear: Social Security cannot by law add even a penny to the deficit. The very things that Republicans claim to want to avoid―higher borrowing costs in the future, recession, and inflation―would all be triggered if they successfully throw our county into default. They’re creating a crisis, and hoping to use the chaos to achieve long-held goals of destroying Social Security and Medicare.

It’s not going to work. President Biden is standing strong against their hostage-taking. But he needs our help to hold congressional Republicans accountable.

Donate to Social Security Works today to fight back against politicians like Rick Scott who think earned benefits are like alcoholism.

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Michael Phelan
Social Security Works