Social security Quote by David Cay Johnston

Before Social Security existed, about half of America's senior citizens lived in poverty.

— 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

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

Since Social Security was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to ensure economic security for American workers, poverty among American seniors has…

— Steve Israel

Without Social Security, poverty rates for African American seniors would more than double.

— Chaka Fattah

As a result of the current universal benefit, the poverty rate for seniors in America is about 10%. Without the universal benefit, it would…

— Steve Israel

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

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

One of the most durable successes of the war on poverty was to dramatically reduce the number of elderly poor in America. That's still…

— Sasha Abramsky

Social Security, all public and no option, rescued older Americans from living their final years in poverty.

— Adam Cohen

“Two scholars who served on the staff of President Reagan’s 1982 National Commission on Social Security Reform explain that Social Security does more to…

— David Cay Johnston

“cross-national studies show that the U.S. poverty rate, which stands persistently above 12 percent, is not only the highest poverty rate of any advanced…

— Cal Jillson