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Bernie Sanders: “I do not think it is accurate to characterize the situation as stealing from retirees to pay benefits to people with…”

On the recordJanuary 27, 2015
I do not think it is accurate to characterize the situation as stealing from retirees to pay benefits to people with disabilities.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders defends reallocating payroll taxes for disability benefits.

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