One of former President Donald J. Trump’s last television ads before Election Day reprized an old talking point.
In this piece, published on October 17th, Vice President Kamala Harris says, “While we give Medicare and Social Security to illegal aliens, we ask needy seniors to pay more in Social Security taxes.” I want to,” he declared.
The first half of the statement is inaccurate. Harris does not propose raising Social Security taxes for seniors. Instead, she said she supports eliminating the $168,000 income limit on the taxes workers pay to fund Social Security. Income above this threshold is exempt. Under the proposal, Social Security taxes would increase on working people making nearly three times the median annual income, rather than on struggling seniors.
The second half of the ad, which claims that Ms. Harris supports providing taxpayer-funded health care benefits to undocumented immigrants, misrepresents Ms. Harris’ current proposals. Harris made this understandable statement in 2019, but stepped back from that position in recent months as her medical platform became clearer.
Trump has also made false statements about the Biden administration’s policies. Here’s a look at what it is and what Harris had to say about the issue.
What is current federal policy?
Immigrants who are in the United States illegally are not eligible for federally funded insurance through Medicare, Medicaid, or the Children’s Health Insurance Program, which provides health insurance to low-income children. In most states, you are also not eligible to purchase private health insurance through the Affordable Care Act Marketplace.
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