Elizabeth Warren Releases Social Security Plan That Would Raise Benefits by $200 a Month

Elizabeth Warren Releases Social Security Plan That Would Raise Benefits by $200 a Month
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on the campaign trail on Sept. 2, 2019. Photo by Scott Eisen/Getty Images
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Hours before the third round of the Democratic primary debate, presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) unveiled a social security plan that would see benefits go up by $200 a month for every current and future recipient and would be funded by a tax increase on the wealthy.

“It’s getting harder to save enough for a decent retirement,” Warren wrote in her medium post announcing her plan, which attempts to appeal to older American voters.