Joe Scarborough: “I remember back to 1993, the largest tax increase in this country, in fact in the history of mankind. I think back to…”

“I remember back to 1993, the largest tax increase in this country, in fact in the history of mankind. I think back to that night when the vote was taken that increased taxes on Social Security up to 85 percent, where you had the Federal Government reaching in and taking more money out of senior citizen's pockets. I think back to that night. I think back to how they lowered the earnings limit that you talked about from $34,000 to $14,000 and basically told our senior citizens, ``Do not dare to be productive, my friends, because if you do, we are going to take your money away from you.'' You know, I think back to that night when they raised taxes, estate taxes. I think back to that night when they raised taxes that affected seniors' incomes a million different other ways. And, you know, the thing that is striking is that night it was this side of the aisle, the Republican side of the aisle, that unanimously voted for the rights of senior citizens. Not one single Republican cast a vote to raise taxes on senior citizens and their social security benefits.”