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Bernie Sanders: “Average 65-year-old retirees would lose about $658 a year in Social Security benefits by their 75th birthday, a…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2013
Average 65-year-old retirees would lose about $658 a year in Social Security benefits by their 75th birthday, a cumulative loss of more than $4,600.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders highlights the negative impact of chained CPI on Social Security benefits for retirees.

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