Vice President Kamala Harris slammed former President Trump’s plan to eliminate income taxes on Social Security benefits, citing a report that it would worsen the program's finances.
Vice President Kamala Harris criticized former President Trump's proposal to eliminate income taxes on Social Security benefits during a campaign stop on Monday, citing a nonpartisan budget report that claimed Trump's plan would 'dramatically worsen Social Security’s finances.
The U.S. has an aging population, more than 67 million of whom receive Social Security benefits. And the older an American is, the more likely they are to vote, so many politicians shy away from discussing reforms of the program at all. But if no reforms are made, the same Americans who receive Social Security benefits now – particularly those who rely on the benefits – face a significant threat to their income come 2033. Fox Business's Breck Dumas contributed to this report.
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