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Sheldon Whitehouse: These cliffs, I think, are really hard for people that get caught by surprise by them, and they are also, it seems to…

On the recordSeptember 10, 2024
These cliffs, I think, are really hard for people that get caught by surprise by them, and they are also, it seems to me, pretty terrible just public policy.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse discusses the negative impact of income cliffs in Social Security rules.

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