Social Security Quotes

393 Social Security quotes by 235 unique authors

If a woman did not work and have the opportunity to save and invest on her own throughout her lifetime, she is often totally reliant… — Ginny Brown-Waite
Almost half of all Latinas currently on Social Security rely exclusively on their benefit check in retirement. — Grace Napolitano
Because Social Security is specifically designed to boost the retirement income of low earners with a progressive benefit formula, the program has played an enormous… — Grace Napolitano
We need to take steps to strengthen and mend Social Security so that its promise of a secure retirement is just as real for seniors… — Herb Kohl
Social Security is not a retirement savings plan; it is a social insurance program. It's a contract that says, as a society, we will look… — Jeff Bingaman
The full retirement age is 67 and the lifespan is 80, so when they first conceived Social Security, they didn't think they were going to… — Joe Heck
President Roosevelt, the author of Social Security, was the first to suggest that, in order to provide for the country's retirement needs, Social Security would… — John Doolittle
Indeed, I think most Americans now know that in 1935 when Social Security was created, there were some 42 Americans working for every American collecting… — John Shadegg
Germany, I think, was first to substitute a Social Security program for its elderly based on this premise, that is, that we would tax workers… — John Shadegg
Right now, too many women who reach retirement age find themselves widowed or single, relying on their Social Security check for over half of their… — Judy Biggert
Our country also hungers for leadership to ensure the long-term survival of our Social Security system. With 70 million baby boomers in this country on… — Kay Bailey Hutchison
The fine print in the President's Social Security proposal is that all present and future workers under age 55 will have their promised retirement benefits… — Mark Dayton
I agree that we must expand opportunities for retirement saving, but we must not undermine this worthy effort with a flawed privatization scheme that takes… — Mary Landrieu
The main purpose of Social Security is to redistribute wealth, to make an increasingly large number of Americans dependent on government for their basic needs… — Neal Boortz
Let me be clear, the discussions about Social Security are not about the retirement security of those Americans who are 55 or older - the… — Norm Coleman
Our society has changed in unforeseeable ways since Social Security was created. For example, we are living longer, healthier, and more productive lives and while… — Norm Coleman
I'm dubious about having Social Security put into the stock market. I think that we have gotten very far away from the idea that there's… — Ron Chernow
However, the Administration's plan to privatize Social Security will undermine retirement security for all Americans by cutting guaranteed benefits by more than 40 percent, and… — Ruben Hinojosa
Today more people believe in UFOs than believe that Social Security will take care of their retirement. — Scott D. Cook
I believe that social security should be a universal retirement guarantee and not means tested. — Steve Israel
The President and I agree that Social Security needs to be preserved so that we can ensure that all Americans receive the retirement benefits they've… — Steve Israel
For these reasons, women tend to rely more heavily on Social Security in their retirement than do men. — Steve Israel
Social Security is the very foundation of retirement security for millions of Americans. — Sue Kelly
Social Security not only helps Americans enjoy a secure retirement, it has also kept millions of Americans out of poverty. — Zoe Lofgren
The promise of Social Security was reflected in President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inter-generational compact that rewards hard work and provides retirement security. — Christine Pelosi

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