“In 1983, Joe Biden voted in favor of taxing 50% of Social Security” and in 1993, Biden “was the deciding vote in raising the percentage taxed on Social Security from 50% to 85%.”
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Claim dated 7 Sep 2020.
PolitiFact rated thisHalf True
What PolitiFact found
The 1983 legislation had wide bipartisan support. In 1993, Vice President Al Gore cast the deciding vote after the Senate split 50-50.
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In short
This claim spread on social media around 7 September 2020. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 14 September 2020, 7 days later. Its rating was “Half True”.
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