Age Quote by Ken Buck

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

We've got to make sure our younger workers understand that as life expectancy increases, the retirement date for benefits increases also.

— Ken Buck

Cutting benefits is not the right answer. Raising the retirement age is not the best option.

— Barack Obama

We obviously have to honor the commitments that have been made to the people who are already retired or near the retirement age. But…

— Benjamin E. Sasse

If you are advocating full retirement benefits starting at 60, my reaction is the system is already 31 percent underfinanced and can not afford…

— Laurence Kotlikoff

It is estimated that raising the retirement age to 70 would cut the shortfall by about 36%. But this proposal has some drawbacks. Women…

— Steve Israel

One line I'd draw would be on raising the eligibility age for Social Security and Medicare. It sounds fair, since people are living longer.…

— Gail Collins

The retirement age needs to be raised. A portion of Social Security ought to be privatized, if not all. And there probably needs to…

— Gary Johnson

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

Raising the traditional and early retirement ages will mean extending workers' taxable earning years, fueling economic growth and putting a dent in our unfunded-liabilities…

— Michelle Malkin

The fine print in the President's Social Security proposal is that all present and future workers under age 55 will have their promised retirement…

— Mark Dayton

Over half of people who are working now and over 50 have nothing for retirement savings. They will only have Social Security to rely on.

— Teresa Ghilarducci