Elizabeth Warren released her expansive Social Security plan, moving further to the left in the 2020 field
Warren’s proposal also goes several steps beyond her top-polling rivals, former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders, on their own Social Security plans. Warren’s progressive push on a program that’s popular, particularly among older voters, is a clear play for drawing distinctions for herself, while also appealing to a key Democratic primary voter bloc.
By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or alerts from POLITICO. You can unsubscribe at any time. “Unless we act now, future retirees are going to be in even worse shape than the current ones,” Warren wrote in a Medium post, released Thursday morning. “We need to get our priorities straight. We should be increasing Social Security benefits and asking the richest Americans to contribute their fair share to the program.”Warren calls for a series of expansions and changes to the Social Security system, including increasing average monthly income by $200 for all Social Security beneficiaries.
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