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Shot/Chaser: Ron Johnson Thinks Social Security is a Ponzi Scheme

Feb 15, 2023

Following President Biden’s State of the Union speech, Republicans have been trying to lie about their plan to cut Social Security benefits–only for Senator Ron Johnson, a member of the Budget Committee, to reveal their true intentions by repeatedly calling the program a ponzi scheme.

Shot: Ron Johnson in 2010: “I said Washington treats Social Security like a ponzi scheme. You know what? I did say that! Because it’s true!”

Chaser: Senator Ron Johnson in 2023: “Social Security… is a legal ponzi scheme.”

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