Let me be clear, the discussions about Social Security are…

For these reasons, women tend to rely more heavily on Social Security in their retirement than do men.

— Steve Israel

“Part 1 Milestones 1. Determine what really matters to you and the steps you need to take to lead a happier life. 2. Get…

— Melissa Phipps

If a woman did not work and have the opportunity to save and invest on her own throughout her lifetime, she is often totally…

— Anonymous

Raising the age of Social Security retirement is not the answer. For so many jobs that are back-breaking jobs, physically burdensome jobs, we're raising…

— Brad Schneider

However, the Administration's plan to privatize Social Security will undermine retirement security for all Americans by cutting guaranteed benefits by more than 40 percent,…

— Ruben Hinojosa

Retirement security is often compared to a three-legged stool supported by Social Security, employer-provided pension funds, and private savings.

— Sander Levin

On the other end of the spectrum, these women who do live long enough to collect Social Security face the challenge of being disproportionately…

— Ginny Brown-Waite

One of the strongest lessons I learned in doing six months of work on retirement topic was how absolutely crucial the Social Security system…

— Hedrick Smith

Social Security is not a retirement savings plan; it is a social insurance program. It's a contract that says, as a society, we will…

— Jeff Bingaman

What if we thought of health and security in retirement as one basket?

— Jeff Fortenberry

Social Security is the very foundation of retirement security for millions of Americans.

— Sue Kelly

There's a lot we can do to improve American's retirement security, but it's wrong to replace the guaranteed benefit that Americans have earned with…

— Harry Reid

I think if we are actually going to accept our generation's responsibility, that's going to mean that we give our children no less retirement…

— Carol Moseley Braun

No well-planned retirement should be without long term care insurance. It is the very cornerstone of retirement security.

— Suze Orman

The real problem is that the financial base for our social security system is shrinking because the number of normal jobs is falling. In…

— Angela Merkel