Trump Vows to Cut Taxes on Social Security in Bid to Woo Seniors

Aug. 1, 2024, 1:39 AM UTC

Donald Trump pledged to eliminate taxes on Social Security payments for seniors, a move that would cut levies for some elderly Americans but further strain benefits for those who have yet to retire.

“Seniors should not pay taxes on Social Security and they won’t,” Trump said at a rally on Wednesday in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.

Trump’s pledge to cut taxes for elderly Americans, a key voting bloc, comes as the Republican nominee tries to recalibrate his campaign to focus on Vice President Kamala Harris rather than President Joe Biden, who quit the race on July 21. Trump has struggled to ...

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