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Bernie Sanders: If you lift the cap on taxable income from people making $250,000 a year or more, you can extend the life of Social…

On the recordJanuary 31, 2017
If you lift the cap on taxable income from people making $250,000 a year or more, you can extend the life of Social Security for 50 years.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Proposing a solution to extend Social Security funding.

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