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On the recordOctober 6, 2010
But the likelihood is that if we raise the retirement age, many of these women would never get a nickel from Social Security. They would be dead.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Sanders highlights the negative impact of raising the retirement age on low-income women.

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