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Bernie Sanders: “Instead, we will strengthen and expand Social Security by requiring the wealthiest Americans to finally pay the same…”

On the recordAugust 5, 2026
Instead, we will strengthen and expand Social Security by requiring the wealthiest Americans to finally pay the same percentage of their income into Social Security as tens of millions of working people do today.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

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Senator Sanders on expanding Social Security

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