Ron Johnson actually said...

"Unfortunately, Social Security surpluses were spent and never invested in assets that have value to the U.S. Government. It is a legal Ponzi scheme."

"We should be using ‘current policy.’ We need to avoid a massive, automatic tax increase."

"It sounds to me like it was also a politically motivated prosecution."

"Yeah, I've seen interviews. It sounds to me like it was also a politically motivated prosecution."