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On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
Right now, in the midst of massive wealth and income inequality which we see in our country, a Wall Street CEO who makes $20 million a year pays the same amount into Social Security as someone who makes $118,500. That is wrong.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders highlights income inequality in Social Security contributions as unjust.

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