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Among seniors, Social Security is the sole source of income for 26 percent of nonmarried women.

— Diane Watson

Without Social Security benefits, more than 40 percent of Americans 65 years and older would live below the federal poverty line. Even more striking…

— Mike Quigley

Right now, too many women who reach retirement age find themselves widowed or single, relying on their Social Security check for over half of…

— Judy Biggert

Social Security makes up a much larger share of total retirement income for unmarried women and minorities than it does for married couples, unmarried…

— Diane Watson

Retired Americans living on Social Security, exempt from taxes because their income is modest, are not the problem.

— Pat Buchanan

If we didn't have Social Security, our seniors would live mostly in poverty. You'd have another 18 million people in poverty.

— Michael Moore

I don't want to get people nervous falling off their chairs, but Social Security is a socialist program. It's a program by which the…

— Bernie Sanders

Over half of people who are working now and over 50 have nothing for retirement savings. They will only have Social Security to rely on.

— Teresa Ghilarducci

Why should old people get [Social Security]? They just sit around all day doing nothing.

— Pat Paulsen

Most elderly are retirees with relatively low incomes. But some may possess assets, and they will be classified as poor. As such, the elderly…

— Carrie Lam

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

— Steve Israel

“Without Social Security, the official U.S. poverty rate among the aged would jump from 9 percent to nearly 50 percent—about the same rate as…

— David Cay Johnston