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applegrove

(133,835 posts) Thu Jun 18, 2026, 05:11 PM Jun 18

Bernie Sanders on Social Security:

Trump puppets would rather raise your retirement age than raise taxes on billionaires who pay the same SS rate as middleâ€‘class workers. Thatâ€™s the scam.

We can keep Social Security strong by asking the wealthy to pay more, not by cutting what you earned. #HandsOffSocialSecurity
— Donna Stern (@dvsmemphis.bsky.social) 2026-06-18T18:05:11.033Z

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Bernie Sanders on Social Security: (Original Post) applegrove Jun 18 OP

K & R Emile Jun 18 #1

Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Jun 18 #2

De rien, applegrove Jun 18 #4

... Uncle Joe Jun 18 #5

Not quite Cirsium Jun 18 #3

Emile

(44,137 posts)

1. K & R

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 07:12 PM

Jun 18

Uncle Joe

(66,033 posts)

2. Kicked and recommended

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 07:21 PM

Jun 18

Thanks for the thread applegrove

applegrove

(133,835 posts)

4. De rien,

Reply to Uncle Joe (Reply #2)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 07:54 PM

Jun 18

Uncle Joe

(66,033 posts)

5. ...

Reply to applegrove (Reply #4)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 07:55 PM

Jun 18

Cirsium

(4,245 posts)

3. Not quite

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Thu Jun 18, 2026, 07:46 PM

Jun 18

The cap means that billionaires do not "pay the same SS rate as middle‑class workers." Donna Stern gets it wrong.

Sanders has it right. "A trillionaire pays the same amount onto Social Security as someone making $184,500."

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