"Social security should really be a prominent issue in this presidential campaign. Despite the fact that about one-sixth of Americans get a check from social security – and millions more, including poor children, are helped immensely by it – the nation’s largest anti-poverty program remains vastly misunderstood by most of the country."
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Mark Weisbrot in Politicians have lied about social security. The US must elect someone who'll fight for it The Guardian (2 February 2020)
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