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On the recordMay 20, 2014
While a number of us here want to see a more redistributive, a more progressive Social Security system, it does lead us to not want to means-test upper-income people.
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Sherrod Brown
Democratic · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Brown warns against means-testing upper-income individuals to maintain Social Security's universality.

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