The Richest Senator in the Country Wants to End Social Security and Medicare.

No more hiding the true nature of their positions. This is war.

Lauren Elizabeth
4 min readAug 6, 2022
Rick Scott via Bonnie Cash/Pool/AP

It’s been all out warfare waged by the GOP lately, hasn’t it?

Between the overturning of Roe vs. Wade and effectively turning our bodies into property of the state, their desire to come for gay marriage next, or the coordinated, systematic attack on public education, it’s virtually impossible to keep up with the various wars on our rights being waged on multiple fronts.

Well, we’ve been reminded recently that there’s still more on the Republican Party’s chopping block and this time, they’re just not even bothering to hide it.

Recently, Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson has been reiterating his desire to essentially just get rid of Social Security and Medicare as we know it.

Amy B. Wang with The Washington Post writes:

“…In an interview that aired Tuesday on “The Regular Joe Show” podcast, Johnson, who is seeking a third term in the Senate, lamented that the Social Security and Medicare programs automatically grant benefits to those who meet the qualifications — that is, to those who had been paying into the system over their working life.

“If you qualify for the…

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Lauren Elizabeth

Lauren is a writer & leftist with analysis on topics related to politics & policy. She can be reached at LaurenMartinchek@gmail.com or Twitter @xlauren_mx