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On the recordMay 4, 2025
[T]here are backdoor ways to accomplish the same thing as a benefits cut.
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Elizabeth Warren
Democratic · Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Warren pointed out indirect methods of reducing Social Security benefits.

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