Democrats continue to slam Sen. Rick Scott's 'Rescue America' tax plan

Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott recently announced his plan to ‘Rescue America,’ laying out an 11-point plan which includes the recitation of the pledge of allegiance in schools, social security reform and the expansion of the income tax on "those who decided not to work."

“There’s a lot of people that could work and decided not to work because they’ve figured out how to live off government. And we have a bunch of people that are out there, they’re working hard and paying their income tax, their property tax, their sales tax,” Scott warned in an interview on NewsNation’s “On Balance with Leland Vittert” on Wednesday night.

“We have retirees that paid in. And it’s not fair that we have people that, you know, just want to live off government. We can’t do that,” he added.

Although Scott’s plan has met resistance on both sides of the isle, Democrats are attacking the Florida senator’s proposal and placing targeted ads bashing the “Rescue America” bill on airwaves across the country, Politico reported.

A new Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) video even shows an interview on Fox News Sunday, where host John Roberts grilled Scott about several aspects of his 11-point plan. In the video, Roberts addressed the plan’s call to raise taxes on lower-income Americans and the implications for the survival of safety-net programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.

“It’s not a Democratic talking point. It’s in the plan,” Roberts said.

Similarly, the DSCC released a press advisory for Scott’s Thursday afternoon speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C.

“Scott – the top Republican in charge of electing Senate Republicans – will hold an event at the Heritage Foundation to highlight the Republican agenda to sunset Social Security and Medicare in five years and raise taxes on half of Americans, including seniors and retirees,” read the advisory from the DNC War Room.

Republicans, too, have voiced concerns over Scott’s plan – specifically highlighting points number five and six which say the government must balance the budget and that all Americans must pay some level of income tax.

“Let me tell you what will not be a part of our agenda. We will not have a part of our agenda a bill that raises taxes on half of the American people and sunsets Social Security and Medicare within five years. That will not be part of the Senate majority agenda,” McConnell warned.