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Warren would boost Social Security, raise taxes on rich

Proposes boosting the average Social Security benefit of $16,248 by $2,400 a year

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Senator Elizabeth Warren, D-MA, has a plan for Social Security. And while retirees will love it; the wealthy, not so much. The New York Times reports that Warren’s plan to boost Social Security benefits by $200 a month would be financed by an increase in taxes on the wealthy—specifically, the very rich, who would end up paying more in Social Security taxes than they would eventually reap in benefits.

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Marlene Satter

Marlene Y. Satter has worked in and written about the financial industry for decades.

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