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On the recordJanuary 23, 2018
You do not do that by cutting Social Security. What you do do is say to the wealthiest people in this country, who in many ways have never had it so good, you recognize the fact that income and wealth inequality is worse today than at any time since the 1920's, you say to those people, 'Start paying your fair share of taxes.'
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Advocating for higher taxes on the wealthy instead of cuts to Social Security.

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