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Bernie Sanders: “Lift that cap, we increase benefits and have Social Security…”

Featuring: Bernie Sanders, Independent | U.S. Senate, Vermont

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Published May 7, 2026 | Video Starts at 33:14

You know how you do that? You lift the cap on taxable income. Right now a multi zillionaire pays the same amount into Social Security as somebody making $180,000. Lift that cap, we increase benefits and have Social Security solve it for 75 years. And as Brian mentioned, we have got to raise the minimum wage to a livable wage. Nobody who works 40 hours a week should live in poverty. (33:14–33:19)

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