Bernie Sanders: Increasing Social Security Payments by $2400 Next Year a Top Priority | Common Dreams
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"How? By scrapping the cap and demanding that the wealthy pay their fair share of taxes."

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Saturday that one of his top priorities, once he takes control of the chamber’s Social Security Subcommittee in January, will be to lift the cap on taxable income that funds the program and increase benefit payments by at least $2400 per year.

  • schipelblorp@sh.itjust.works
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    12 hours ago

    I’m onboard, too, just wondering what it means that it’s the first priority. I hope it’s just that it’s the easiest way to help the most people in the least time.

    • Manjushri@piefed.socialEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      You highlighted the word “first” there. I don’t see that word used at all in the article. Even the headline says removing the SS Cap is “A” top priority, not “The” top priority. The text of the article refers to it as one of the top priorities.

      Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) said Saturday that one of his top priorities , once he takes control of the chamber’s Social Security Subcommittee in January, will be to lift the cap on taxable income that funds the program and increase benefit payments by at least $2400 per year.

      Another article I just read listed some of those other priorities if he does reclaim the chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

      • Rescind Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill
      • Work towards Medicare for All
      • Advance the PRO Act in the Senate that would make it easier for Americans to join a union
      • Raise federal minimum wage

      He also wants to work on all of these, not just one at a time saying:

      The new Democratic-controlled Congress will need to be good, he said, at “walking and chewing bubblegum at the same time.”