Bernie Sanders actually said...

If income inequality remained at the same level today as it was in 1983, Social Security would have $1.1 trillion more than it does today because workers with higher income would have contributed more into the system.

Context

Sanders points out that higher income contributions could have significantly strengthened Social Security.

01/27/2015

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