Age Quote by Brad Schneider

Well, we certainly need to raise the retirement age. I've told my 19-year-old and my 22-year-old that they're not going to be getting retirement…

— Ken Buck

It is estimated that raising the retirement age to 70 would cut the shortfall by about 36%. But this proposal has some drawbacks. Women…

— Steve Israel

One line I'd draw would be on raising the eligibility age for Social Security and Medicare. It sounds fair, since people are living longer.…

— Gail Collins

Most people understand life expectancy has changed since Social Security started in 1937 when folks lived to be 59 years old. Today, they live…

— Jack Kingston

We obviously have to honor the commitments that have been made to the people who are already retired or near the retirement age. But…

— Benjamin E. Sasse

For years I've been hearing 20-somethings say they don't expect Social Security to be around when they hit 65. Eventually, I came to realize…

— Gail Collins

Cutting benefits is not the right answer. Raising the retirement age is not the best option.

— Barack Obama

We don't need to do anything new. We simply need to protect Social Security so that when people reach a certain age and are…

— Debbie Wasserman Schultz

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

— Pat Paulsen

The only way to save Social Security is to raise the retirement age.

— Rand Paul

The reason Social Security is in big trouble is we don't have enough workers to support the retirees. Well, a third of all the…

— Rick Santorum

You can look at history of these things, and Social Security wasn't devised to be a system that supported you for a 30-year retirement…

— Lloyd Blankfein