Biden, in first debate, peddled malarkey on saving Social Security

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President Joe Biden said in the debate Thursday night that he can save Social Security by hiking payroll taxes on the wealthy. He asserted that this tax hike would be enough to cover Social Security’s shortfall.

Here’s what Biden said:

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