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. I'm still a progressive that believes we need to have a common sense tax system that actually benefits working people in America. (57:24–57:33)
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Asserts that Social Security should be increased for people who rely on it and live in poverty.
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