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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “We are also working very hard to lift the cap, the tax cap…”

Featuring: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democratic | U.S. House, New York, District 14

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September Virtual Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 1:02:00

You know, that doesn't make any sense to me. But, but we are fighting to make sure that we expand Medicare to do that on Social Security. We are also working very hard to lift the cap, the tax cap, [on] Social Security. Right now you are being taxed on Social Security. The people being taxed on Social Security make up to $250,000 a year. If you make more than that, you don't really pay more proportionately. (1:02:00)

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Asserts efforts to remove the income cap on Social Security taxes.

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