A fiery Senate Budget Committee hearing erupted as Sen. Ron Johnson and Sen. Patty Murray clashed over Social Security, federal spending, and the nation's long-term fiscal outlook. Johnson argued that Social Security operates like an "illegal Ponzi scheme" and criticized decades of fiscal mismanagement, while Murray pushed back, accusing him of turning the budget hearing into a political debate over entitlement programs. Show more Show less
'It is an undisputably illegal Ponzi scheme’: Johnson vs Murray ugly clash over social security
A fiery Senate Budget Committee hearing erupted as Sen. Ron Johnson and Sen. Patty Murray clashed over Social Security, federal spending, and the nation's long-term fiscal outlook. Johnson argued that Social Security operates like an "illegal Ponzi scheme" and criticized decades of fiscal mismanagement, while Murray pushed back, accusing him of turning the budget hearing into a political debate over entitlement programs.
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