RED-FACED: Fox News embarrasses Rick Scott in brutal fact check of his plan to raise taxes on poor

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33% : It's in the plan!"Caught in his lie, even in the presumably friendly environs of the most successful right-wing TV news media outlet, Roberts struggled to recover by citing a part of the plan that calls for yearly congressional discussions of how to fix Medicare and Social Security, but the damage was done.
27% :"That would raise taxes on half of Americans and potentially sunset programs like Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security," Roberts explained, before asking incredulously, "Why would you propose something like thta in an election year?"Seemingly aware that his proposal was hanging like a billionaire's albatross across his neck, Senator Scott immediately tried to dismiss that analysis as a mere Democratic talking point.
16% : Advertisement AboveEven Fox News has a difficult time understanding how Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) could devise an 11-point plan for the future of America that raises taxes for the poorest Americans -- instead of the richest -- and calls for policies that could end the social safety net provided by Social Security and Medicare.

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