Economic Quote by Hedrick Smith

I believe when hard-working citizens have earned their pension, it's wrong for Washington bureaucrats and politicians to take their pensions away.

— Josh Mandel

Americans are not saving enough for retirement.

— Tammy Baldwin

We do need to have a little bit more protection and sensibility around pensioners. They are remarkable. They gave so much. We need to…

— Iain Duncan Smith

But I will say, I think there are some Democrats that don't want to address pension reform. I have taken on the issue of…

— Antonio Villaraigosa

People just haven't saved enough for retirement. And they're going to outlive their money.

— Sallie Krawcheck

We can't reform mandatory spending in this area until we first deal with ours. I tell my colleagues, 'Let's get the moral high ground…

— Anonymous

The Europeans waited so long that they are impacting people who depend on their pensions. We are still early enough to fix it for…

— Anonymous

They said it was impossible to touch the third rail of politics, to take on public-sector unions and to reform a pension and health…

— Chris Christie

We're looking at a huge gap between what an entire generation thinks is going to happen during its retirement years and the funds that…

— John C. Goodman

I don't think congressmen and senators ought to be getting pensions when nobody else does.

— Mike Braun

But, at the end of the day, we need to represent the taxpayers who have made enormous sacrifices. Many have lost their jobs. Many…

— John Kasich

Less money for retirees means less purchasing power means less economic growth overall. It's a big problem.

— Hedrick Smith