It's done wonders for high-income folks in America, which is terrific until you have a Social Security problem, and paying a fair share from the most successful and privileged Americans, and then becomes an obvious place to bring the system back to solvency.
Sheldon Whitehouse: “It's done wonders for high-income folks in America, which is terrific until you have a Social Security problem, and…”
On the recordJuly 12, 2023
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Whitehouse critiques the benefits to high-income earners amidst Social Security issues.
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