Social Security Quotes

393 Social Security quotes by 235 unique authors

Social Security is a covenant that should not be broken. — Emanuel Cleaver
The money the president wants to borrow for Iraq will come directly out of the American taxpayer wallets in the form of Medicare and Social… — Robert Byrd
The economist John Maynard Keynes said that in the long run, we are all dead. If he were around today he might say that, in… — Ben Bernanke
Don't let the politicians chip away at the New Deal and the Great Society programs like Social Security and Medicare, that puts a floor beyond… — Helen Thomas
I was very concerned that President Bush is still trying to frighten or scare the American people with respect to the condition of the Social… — Paul Sarbanes
Not only is privatizing Social Security not the solution to Social Security, it would exacerbate the problem. — Shelley Berkley
If the Conservative is less anxious than his Liberal brethren to increase Social Security â€˜benefits,â€™ it is because he is more anxious than his Liberal… — Barry Goldwater
Social Security is an extremely complicated program. — John Thune
I've never denied my sexual orientation. I just don't make a point of it. It isn't what I do. Clearly, I'm known for the work… — Jim Kolbe
As pressure grows to ease the financial burden on social security, pressure will also grow to eliminate the elderly and infirm to 'free up' more… — Cal Thomas
The Roosevelt enactment of Social Security was a moral revolution in our country: We were assured that we would never reach the very depths of… — Arthur Hertzberg
Workers organized and fought for worker rights and food safety, Social Security and Medicare - they fought to change government. And they won. — Sherrod Brown
When I look at Social Security, I consider it the most important social program in the United States, arguably the most successful program in the… — Jim Leach
Despite the state of denial exhibited by most Democrats, Americans all across the nation acknowledge that changes are necessary to preserve Social Security for today's… — Jim Sensenbrenner
And because of these programs like Medicare, Medicare prescription drugs, Social Security, we now have the healthiest and wealthiest group of senior citizens that the… — James T. Walsh
According to the Social Security Administration, in 1945, 41.9 workers supported each individual retiree, while today only 3.3 workers support each retiree. This system cannot… — Larry Elder
The remarks about my reaching the age of Social Security and coming to the end of the road, they jolted me. And that was good.… — Norman Rockwell
Most people understand life expectancy has changed since Social Security started in 1937 when folks lived to be 59 years old. Today, they live to… — Jack Kingston
Health care is a far more serious, immediate and destructive problem than social security. . . . The upfront investment needed to fund system wide… — Unknown Author
[The US] budget is dominated by the retirement programs, Social Security and Medicare - loosely speaking, the post-cold-war federal government is a big pension fund… — Paul Krugman

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