Retirees Quotes

19 quotes from 3 authors

Retirement reshapes daily rhythms, and the voices here lay out the financial and personal realities many face. From city budgets that echo private‑sector accounting to calls for Social Security reform, the quotes balance hard‑won experience with fresh insight. If this catches your interest, you may also enjoy pages on aging policy, healthcare economics, or later‑life independence.

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Less money for retirees means less purchasing power means less economic growth overall. It's a big problem.

Hedrick Smith

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No one is talking about restructuring Social Security or Medicare for current retirees or for those that are near retirement. For those…

Mitt Romney

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My neighbors aren't millionaires. They're retirees who depend on Social Security and Medicare.

Marco Rubio

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I think taxpayers should be outraged that retirees and administrators are walking away with thousands in accrued benefits and bonuses.

Kathy Szeliga

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“in 1950 there were 14 retired persons for every 100 workers in the United States. This ratio rose to 28 retirees per…

Jeremy J. Siegel

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You need somebody to support the retirees. You need to pay into the pension plans. You need people to work at the…

Todd G. Buchholz

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“They look so relaxed, so happily engaged in the present moment, these four women drinking cappuccinos and savoring the creamy cannolis.”

Sophia Bar-Lev

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“Life is a process during which one initially gets less and less dependent, independent, and then more and more dependent.”

Mokokoma Mokhonoana

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Americans have got to understand that we are paying present-day retirees with the taxes paid by young workers in America today. And…

John McCain

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Every city and town in America would be bankrupt if they kept their books the way private-sector companies keep their books -…

Clayton M. Christensen

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“My mother holds these markers all over town; people who owe her a favour. It might be a peek into planning documents,…

I.M. Millennial

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If we do not act now to strengthen Social Security, the system that so many depend upon today will be unable to…

Chris Chocola

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“People who are retiring now are finding that annuity rates have been squashed by QE, and that they will get a smaller…

David Craig

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As the graying of the country continues its march forward, many retirees are now relocating to dense urban centers for the cultural…

Chuck Norris

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The United Auto Workers is AARP in an Edsel: It has three times as many retirees and widows as 'workers' (I use…

Mark Steyn

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“As we hit November, the cold weather sets in and the first few snowfalls arrive. It’s the beginning of the festive season.…

I.M. Millennial

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The retirement financial crisis will affect far more people than baby boomers, and certainly it will affect their children. Most of the…

Hedrick Smith

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It's usually much easier for people with professional skills to find work for themselves or even possibly to continue with their old…

Hedrick Smith

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Today there are about 40 million retirees receiving benefits; by the time all the baby boomers have retired, there will be more…

Tony Snow

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