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Kristin Lyerly: “The reason Social Security security was created was so that…”

Featuring: Kristin Lyerly, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Kristin Lyerly-Tony Wied U.S. House debate

Published | Video Starts at 55:28

But I think the wealthy are going to have to pitch in a little bit more here. I see a lot of heads nodding. We owe this. The reason Social Security security was created was so that we wouldn't have the most vulnerable people in our population at risk at a time in their lives when they needed the help the most. We can't abandon our seniors. Mister Wheat, I'm going to give you 90 seconds, but just so the group knows, this will be the final 90 seconds. (55:28–55:40)

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Asserts that Social Security was created to protect the most vulnerable people at a critical time in their lives.

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