Age Quote by George Will

From the employees' standpoint, in 1935, Social Security was a big gamble. Employees would be required to participate in the program, contributing a percentage…

— Wayne Allard

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…

— Joe Heck

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

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

Raising the age of Social Security retirement is not the answer. For so many jobs that are back-breaking jobs, physically burdensome jobs, we're raising…

— Brad Schneider

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

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

— Bernie Sanders

Indeed, I think most Americans now know that in 1935 when Social Security was created, there were some 42 Americans working for every American…

— John Shadegg

“Without Social Security, the official U.S. poverty rate among the aged would jump from 9 percent to nearly 50 percent—about the same rate as…

— David Cay Johnston

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

— Pat Paulsen

Social Security is meant to be - to make sure that no one who's worked hard, and played by the rules, and paid into…

— Chris Christie

Women would be disproportionately affected by the privatization of social security. It is one of the most important safety nets for American women in…

— Barbara Mikulski