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On the recordAugust 14, 2025
If you lift that cap, we can substantially increase benefits, which is what we’ve got to do, and extend the life of Social Security for many, many decades.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Sanders advocates for lifting the income cap to enhance Social Security benefits.

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