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  • As Social Security Turns 77, the Most Successful Program in American History is Under Fierce Attack

    Columns  > Opinion posted Aug 22, 2012

    BURLINGTON, Vt., Aug. 14 - "We are now in the midst of the fiercest and best-financed attack against Social Security in our lifetimes," Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) warned today on the 77th anniversary of the most s ...

  • Who’s a Greedy Geezer?

    Important Community BulletinsBy Sen. Bernie Sanders posted Jun 8, 2012

    Currently, only earned income under $110,100 a year is subject to the payroll tax that funds Social Security. There is no tax on income above that cap. Raising the Social Security payroll tax cap would strengthen the retire ...