Bernie Sanders: “Over 20% of seniors are trying to survive on $15,000 a year…”

“The older generation created the economy, they fought in, in our wars. And yet today, despite all that they have done, one in three older Americans are economically insecure. In America today, Over 20% of seniors are trying to survive on $15,000 a year or less. It is not a radical idea to say that. We have got to say, significantly expand Social Security benefits by lifting the cap on taxable income.” (15:37–15:47)

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