Americans Support Reducing Benefits for Wealthy to Preserve Social Security

More than half of Americans in swing states back proposals to trim benefits for high-income Social Security recipients in order to extend the program’s lifeline, a recent poll reveals. The poll, conducted by Morning Consult/Bloomberg, surveyed registered voters in key swing states and found that a combined 57% of respondents strongly or somewhat support reducing benefits for the wealthy. However, when asked about specific measures to extend the program’s solvency, such as raising the payroll tax rate or increasing the retirement age, support was more divided.

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