THREAD: Here's the difference between Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders on Social Security cuts✂️
Biden first proposed cutting SS back in 1984: abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics…
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Biden first proposed cutting SS back in 1984: abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics…
#BidenSocialSecurityCuts #BidenCuts
#Bernie2020 #Biden2020
In January 1995, Biden bragged about trying to freeze spending on Social Security FOUR TIMES:
In November 1995, Biden brags AGAIN about how he tried to freeze spending on Social Security *4 times*
In 2007 during his 2008 run for president, Biden admitted that he would consider raising the retirement age for Social Security and Medicare:
Again in 2007 while campaigning, Biden said we needed to "fix" Social Security, meaning he wanted cuts:
In 2018, Biden talked about how he agreed with Paul Ryan over cutting Social Security and Medicare:
Even Paul Ryan (in 2014) confirmed that both Obama and Biden privately talked about cutting Social Security:
Contrary to Biden, Bernie in 2012 called out President Obama over his silence on proposals that would cut Social Security:
Bernie spoke at a rally outside White House in 2013, where he presented 2.3 million petition signatures against Social Security cuts:
At one point, Bernie even floated a potential primary challenge against Obama over his consideration of cutting Social Security and Medicare: buzzfeednews.com/article/evanmc…
Bernie's leadership mobilized many organizations to unite and oppose cuts to Social Security and Medicare, leading to the Obama administration to drop the proposed changes in 2014: theintercept.com/2016/06/02/oba…
this is Rand Paul, not Paul Ryan, sorry everyone :')
