Opinion: Rick Scott's 'Plan to Rescue America' will do anything but that

Sen. Rick Scott of Florida, chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, caused quite a stir this week when he discussed his "Plan to Rescue America" at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank. The plan calls for taxing the income of over half of Americans who do not pay taxes now and sunsetting all federal legislation after five years, which would likely include popular programs like Medicare and Social Security.