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Joe Biden on Social Security

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Strongly opposes privatizing social security through personal Social Security accounts

Voted No on allowing personal retirement accounts.

Bill S.Con.Res.86 ; vote number 1998-56 on Apr 1, 1998

With a calm, objective, nonpartisan fix, we can insure the solvency of the system beyond 50 years.

2007 AFL-CIO Democratic primary forum Aug 8, 2007

Supports raising the earnings cap on Social Security, which is currently $102,000

You're either going to cut benefits or you're going to go ahead and raise taxes above the first $97,000.

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Bring democrats and republicans together to agree on options for keeping SS solvent including raising the cap ($97,500) on income subject to the tax.

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