Protect and expand Social Security, increasing benefits and extending solvency by lifting the payroll-tax cap on high incomes.

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Derived from a tracked promise: “Protect and expand Social Security, increasing benefits and extending solvency by lifting the payroll-tax cap on high incomes.”

Sources

Office of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (sanders.senate.gov)https://www.sanders.senate.gov/issues/ ↗
“The Expand Social Security Act would expand Social Security benefits by $2,400 a year and ensure solvency for the next 75 years.”
Office of U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (sanders.senate.gov)https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-as-republicans-attempt-to-undermine-social-security-sanders-warren-schakowsky-hoyle-introduce-legislation-to-expand-social-security/ ↗
“The legislation would expand Social Security benefits by $2,400 a year and ensure Social Security is fully funded for the next 75 years by applying the Social Security payroll tax on all income above $250,000.”