Benefits Quote by John Shadegg

Lets all be reminded, 60 million Americans are on Social Security, 60 million. A third of those people depend on 90% of their income…

— Mike Huckabee

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

Americans should be able to enjoy a secure retirement after a lifetime of hard work. But too many Americans reach retirement without enough savings…

— Tom Perez

Americans used to be able to depend on their jobs to provide a stable retirement.

— Keith Ellison

Today there are about 40 million retirees receiving benefits; by the time all the baby boomers have retired, there will be more than 72…

— Tony Snow

“Generations of Americans built our Social Security system to provide basic and widespread protection against loss of earnings arising from the death, disability, or…

— David Cay Johnston

The reality is that the workforce relative to the number of people retired has shrunk and today in America there are only 3.3 working…

— John Shadegg

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

— Bernie Sanders

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

— Zoe Lofgren

Social Security is the very foundation of retirement security for millions of Americans.

— Sue Kelly

Starting a new retirement plan for those below a certain age is something tens of millions of Americans have already been through at work.

— Mitch Daniels

According to the Social Security Administration, in 1945, 41.9 workers supported each individual retiree, while today only 3.3 workers support each retiree. This system cannot continue.

— Larry Elder