Social security Quotes · Page 3

Social Security is a program that should be strengthened and preserved for future generations.

— Diane Watson

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

— Sue Kelly

To me, it is clear that the Social Security program is constitutional.

— Ken Buck

Without Social Security, poverty rates for African American seniors would more than double.

— Chaka Fattah

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

— Marco Rubio

The real sin with Social Security is that it's a long-term rip-off and a short-term scam.

— Tony Snow

If social security depresses savings rates, it is only because it is unfunded.

— Robert Kuttner

From the time I was 8 until now, I've been working. My Social Security is looking solid.

— Jose Garces

I know of no serious proposals that would change the way Social Security operates for today's seniors.

— Mac Thornberry

There are no plans in President-elect [Donald] Trump's policies moving forward to touch Medicare and Social Security.

— Reince Priebus

The Republican Party is a friend of Social Security the way Colonel Sanders was a friend of chickens.

— Charles Taylor Manatt

No one was elected to Congress because he or she promised to cut Social Security, Medicare or Medicaid.

— James P. Hoffa

All we have to do now is to inform the public that the payment of social security taxes is voluntary and watch…

— Walter E. Williams

Though Congress continues to explore possible solutions to ensure social security solvency, everyone must take personal responsibility to prepare their own retirement…

— Ron Lewis

The economist John Maynard Keynes said that in the long run, we are all dead. If he were around today he might…

— Ben Bernanke

We have a president who apparently loves instability and revolution, and that is the antithesis of those two words, Social Security.

— Glenn Beck

Claiming that Social Security benefits are safe may sound naive, but my view is actually quite cynical. I believe that as long…

— Richard Thaler

American taxpayers will be forced to foot the bill for the overwhelming costs of amnesty. Under current law, once 11 million illegal…

— Lamar S. Smith

A lifetime single worker really gets a horrid deal from Social Security. The return on average is less than 0.5 percent. These…

— Stephen Moore

I do not believe that the Social Security system is in crisis. The Social Security Administration itself recently reported that the system…

— James T. Walsh

Without in any way minimising the economic and psychological blow that people experience when they lose their jobs, the unemployed in affluent…

— Peter Singer

Make no mistake, if the payroll-tax cut is extended, it will become permanent. Social Security will become another welfare program as the…

— Ari Fleischer

The American people I talk to don't spend every moment thinking, 'How can I tax my neighbor more than they're being taxed?'…

— Mitt Romney

I know that plenty of folks have issues with Social Security, but I'd urge them to confront it on its own terms.…

— Mitchell Zuckoff

“The omnibus programs passed under the Social Security Act in 1935 were crafted in such a way as to protect the southern…

— Anonymous

“The worst proposals are to radically transform Social Security by privatizing, which would put people at the mercy of the stock and…

— David Cay Johnston

The reality is that the Republicans twice had Mitt Romney as a potential nominee. They chose him in 2008 - 2012. In…

— Mark Shields

“So let me get this straight – this is a long sentence. We are going to be gifted with a health care…

— Dr. Barbara Bellar

5: Social security will break small business, become a huge tax burden on our citizens, and bankrupt our country! 1944: The G.I.…

— Joseph Conrad

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

— Melissa Phipps

Politicians like to talk about the income tax when they talk about overtaxing the rich, but the income tax is just one…

— David Cay Johnston

“Damn it, don’t you have any decent music in this house? Be right back, I’m getting my iPod out of my truck.”…

— Cardeno C

I never voted to spend one penny of Social Security money.

— Ron Paul

Social security isn’t a ponzi scheme. It’s not bankrupting us. It’s not an outrage. It is working.

— Rachel Maddow

Under the Bush plan, Social Security gets weaker, not stronger.

— Richard Neal

Before Social Security existed, about half of America's senior citizens lived in poverty.

— Bernie Sanders

I do not believe that the Social Security system is in crisis.

— Jim Walsh

I have never favored a Social Security retirement age of 70 nor do I favor one of 68.

— Howard Dean

I'm not in favor of privatizing Social Security or making cuts.

— Mitt Romney

Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit.

— Bernie Sanders