Accepting Quote by George Carlin

They want the federal government controlling the Social Security, like it's some kind of federal program.

— George W. Bush

Corporations are reneging on pension obligations. Social Security is under attack.

— Dennis Kucinich

The Social Security program is a pact between workers and their employers that they will contribute to a common fund to ensure that those…

— Jimmy Carter

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

— Pat Paulsen

The real problem is that the financial base for our social security system is shrinking because the number of normal jobs is falling. In…

— Angela Merkel

With more than half of the American workforce without private pension coverage, Social Security provides economic certainty within a system that is fair, equitable,…

— Mike Quigley

Social Security got passed because John D. Rockefeller was sick of having to take money out of his profits to pay for his workers'…

— Aaron Swartz

As you know, Social Security functions under the premise that today's workers will help finance benefits for retirees and that these workers will then…

— Steve Israel

Republicans are suggesting that you take your retirement money and invest it in the stock market to take care of yourself but that leaves…

— Debbie Wasserman Schultz

The next generation is going to have to understand that Social Security is just one leg of a stool. We need to actually bring…

— Darryl Glenn

People expect those in authority to take on big problems and to solve them. We had an opportunity to reform Social Security in a…

— George W. Bush

I stand with the millions of seniors and working people who depend on Social Security and who expect the money they put in to…

— Hank Johnson