Average Quote by Bernie Sanders

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

Today there are about 40 million retirees receiving benefits; by the time all the baby boomers have retired, there will be more than 72…

— Tony Snow

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

Lets all be reminded, 60 million Americans are on Social Security, 60 million. A third of those people depend on 90% of their income…

— Mike Huckabee

Social Security is a solemn promise to kupuna like my 88-year-old mother that they can rely on the retirement they've earned. While I'm glad…

— Mazie Hirono

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

The rate of return on Social Security for people nearing retirement is about 1.5 percent. By the time young children like mine are ready…

— Paul Ryan

A year's worth of Social Security for an individual is not considered to be below the poverty level, and yet we know that would…

— Mellody Hobson

From the employees' standpoint, in 1935, Social Security was a big gamble. Employees would be required to participate in the program, contributing a percentage…

— Wayne Allard

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

— Diane Watson

The reason to deal with Social Security is that it is a system where we have a tradition and history of making sure it…

— Anonymous

“The Social Security system is a $75 trillion problem. Again, just to give you a sense of scale: Let’s say you started a business…

— Neal Boortz