Biden is right to highlight Republican attacks on Social Security. He should also propose a plan to expand it.
support that as well. Yet the mainstream media fails to take those proposals seriously.
Such a plan should increase benefits across-the-board, expand benefits in additional targeted ways, and restore the program to long-range balance by dedicating new revenue from those with incomes over $400,000 . Poll after poll shows that such a potential Biden expansion plan would be extremely popular. Because Social Security is so important, painting the contrast — Democrats want to expand Social Security, Republicans want to cut it — is a much more powerful message than simply attacking Republicans,.
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