Democratic candidates for president offered varying stances on Social Security, and while most are now advocating expansion of benefits, that's not how they always believed—particularly Joe Biden, who in 1995 was captured on C-SPAN declaring his support for cuts to Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and veterans' benefits. (He's also voted to support protecting benefits during his political career.) In addition, the position(s) espoused by the current president make it unclear whether Donald Trump favors cuts, expansion or the status quo—depending on which speech is the source. While he's repeatedly declared that he will not cut Social Security, at one point, in a recent appearance at Davos he indicated that he considers such cuts "on the table." Check out the slideshow above that shows the changes Democratic candidates said they'd make to the Social Security program, according to a breakdown in The New York Times originally published on Feb. 7. We've kept in the people who have already dropped out, who had positions, for comparison purposes.
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