Administration Quote by Larry Elder

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

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

“in 1950 there were 14 retired persons for every 100 workers in the United States. This ratio rose to 28 retirees per 100 workers…

— Jeremy J. Siegel

As you know, Social Security functions under the premise that today's workers will help finance benefits for retirees and that these workers will then…

— Steve Israel

Social Security should have a self-sustaining portion that was funded by contributions from both employers and employees. That's what we know and have known…

— James Roosevelt

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

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

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

“Approximately 95% of our society settles for far less than they want in life, wishing they had more, living with regret and never understanding…

— Hal Elrod

Right now, too many women who reach retirement age find themselves widowed or single, relying on their Social Security check for over half of…

— Judy Biggert

In 1890, nearly everyone died on the job, and if they lived long enough not to die on the job, the average age of…

— Robert Fogel

People do not retire. They are retired by others.

— Duke Ellington