Sander’s effort won’t go anywhere…
It just HAS made it thru the US Senate….
But that was last year….
It has NO Chance with Republican Majorities in the current House and Senate. who would like to CUT the program….
But It DOES give a counter to the Republicans that Democrats CAN offer….
Heck?
I’m ALL FOR IT!
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) is reintroducing a measure that would increase Social Security benefits.
Sanders is joined by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) and Val Hoyle (D-Ore.) on the bill, titled the Social Security Expansion Act.
It would expand Social Security benefits by $2,400 a year and ensure the federal program is funded for the next 75 years through a tax on households making more than $250,000 a year, according to Sanders’s news release.
The lawmakers noted that it would not raise taxes at all for households that make less than $250,000 annually, which is more than 90 percent of Americans….
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It’s the second time Sanders has introduced the legislation. In 2022, Sanders was joined by former Rep. Peter DeFazio (D-Ore.) in introducing the act and hoping to meet the shortfalls many seniors face with their Social Security payments….
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