Republican senator Rick Scott says tax rises in own plan are 'Democratic talking points'
Also: Why Rick Scott struggles to defend his proposed GOP tax hikes (MSNBC)
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Source: The Guardian
Republican senator says tax rises in own plan are ‘Democratic talking points’
Rick Scott of Florida grilled on Fox News Sunday about suggested income tax rise and letting social security and Medicare fall
Martin Pengelly
@MartinPengelly
Mon 28 Mar 2022 12.22 BST
A Republican senator and reputed presidential hopeful found himself in a tough spot when he claimed tax rises contained in his own “11 point plan to rescue America” were “Democratic talking points” instead.
“No, no, it’s in the plan!” his interviewer exclaimed, on Fox News Sunday. “It’s in the plan!”
Rick Scott, from Florida, is a former healthcare chief executive whose company admitted 14 felonies related to fraudulent practices. As the South Florida Sun-Sentinel put it, “most happened under Scott’s leadership”.
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Last month, Scott released an “11 Point Plan to Rescue America”. It proposes that more Americans pay federal income tax and says Congress could “sunset” social security and Medicare within five years, meaning allow them to lapse.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/mar/28/rick-scott-republican-senator-tax-rises-plan
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Source: MSNBC
Why Rick Scott struggles to defend his proposed GOP tax hikes
The Florida Republican keeps doing interviews about his proposed income tax increases. They keep going badly.
March 28, 2022, 12:39 PM EDT
By Steve Benen
Sen. Rick Scott is clearly determined to defend his far-right policy blueprint. The trouble for the Florida Republican is that he hasn’t quite figured out how best to do that. Politico reported:
Sen. Rick Scott sparred with “Fox News Sunday” host John Roberts over the contents of Scott’s recently released “Rescue America” plan. Discussing the plan, the Florida Republican accused Roberts of repeating Democratic talking points while Roberts insisted he was quoting directly from the language in Scott’s own 11-step policy plan.
In fact, the Fox News host literally read from the text and put it on screen for viewers, noting not only that Scott called for higher taxes on tens of millions of Americans, but also endorsed forcing Congress to re-approve every federal law every five years.
“So that would raise taxes on half of Americans and potentially sunset programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security,” the host noted. “Why would you propose something like that in an election year?”
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Read more: https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/rick-scott-struggles-defend-proposed-gop-tax-hikes-rcna21858
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