Private accounts? No
Hiking the wage cap? Yes
Stand on reforming the system:
Would create a bipartisan commission to recommend reforms.
Proposal to pay for the funding gap:
Would impose Social Security payroll taxes on income over $200,000 a year.
John Edwards' plan Private accounts? No Hiking the wage cap? Yes Stand on reforming the system: Would create a bipartisan commission to recommend reforms. Proposal to pay for the funding gap: Would impose Social Security payroll taxes on income over $200,000 a year.
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