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Cory Booker: “Higher income earners who pay a much lower percentage of…”

Featuring: Cory Booker, Democratic | U.S. Senate, New Jersey

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Cory Booker GOES OFF on Trump and Democrats' Tax Plan

Published | Video Starts at 57:13

But you're leaving in place, say, like the payroll system that comes off of people's first dollar. Right. That everybody. Which we should change. You and I both know we should. The higher, Higher income earners who pay a much lower percentage of their income, we should be affecting that as well if we're going to make Social Security more solvent. And there we should increase Social Security for people who live off of their Social Security checks like a lot of people do and live in poverty. (57:13–57:24)

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Asserts that higher income earners pay a lower percentage of their income and this should be addressed to make Social Security solvent.

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