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The reason Social Security is in big trouble is we don't have enough workers to support the retirees. Well, a third of all the…

— Rick Santorum

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

One of the reasons that Social Security is in so much trouble is that the only funding stream comes from people who get a…

— Mike Huckabee

Social Security's future has gotten worse, and each year we delay reform adds to the cost we are pushing off onto our children.

— John Goodman

I think it's very important not to confuse the importance of dealing with Social Security in the long term with these short-term deficit reduction…

— Anonymous

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

On the other end of the spectrum, these women who do live long enough to collect Social Security face the challenge of being disproportionately…

— Ginny Brown-Waite

Social Security faces a long-term actuarial deficit, yes.

— Anonymous

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

Social Security not only helps Americans enjoy a secure retirement, it has also kept millions of Americans out of poverty.

— Zoe Lofgren

Social Security and Medicare are necessary safety nets, but they are nearing insolvency as fewer pay in, more take out, and more take out…

— Mark McKinnon

If the economy is strained, then Social Security, like the rest of the government, will be, too.

— Mark Dayton