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Mark Pocan: “Musk called [Social Security] a Ponzi scheme.”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Wisconsin Supreme Court Election and Public Discontent with Trump-Musk Agenda

Published | Video Starts at 02:12

They want the federal government's hands off the programs they value. And they are rightfully afraid that the Republicans are going after their Social Security. After Musk called [Social Security] a Ponzi scheme. after Trump lied about the program over and over in the State of the Union after the Secretary of Commerce said people could go a month without their Social Security check unless they were fraudsters. (02:12–02:15)

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Asserts that Elon Musk referred to Social Security as a Ponzi scheme.

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