How Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden would increase Social Security benefits
Former vice president Joe Biden, who is currently leading among Democratic candidates in the polls, wants to make Social Security solvent.
Biden joins other Democratic candidates who are also calling for expansion of the program. Those proposals should challenge Republicans to come up with their own plan, according to one advocate. "We should be increasing, not decreasing, Social Security," Biden said at a recent AARP Iowa forum. "It's within our capacity to do so."
Biden's campaign calls for making Social Security solvent. Currently, the program's trust funds are expected to be, at which point it will pay just 80% of promised benefits. His campaign also calls for preventing any cuts to retirees who are receiving benefits.
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