Over 50 Quote by Teresa Ghilarducci

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

— Sallie Krawcheck

Without Social Security benefits, more than 40 percent of Americans 65 years and older would live below the federal poverty line. Even more striking…

— Mike Quigley

Well, today people have to be self-reliant if they want a secure retirement income.

— Anonymous

Since Social Security faces a large gap between what it promises younger workers and what it can afford to pay them, private savings will…

— Ron Lewis

I stand with the millions of seniors and working people who depend on Social Security and who expect the money they put in to…

— Hank Johnson

Social security has enabled people to retire with dignity and overwhelmingly not be in poverty. We have to keep it solvent.

— Tim Kaine

With or without a Social Security fix, Americans don't have enough assets to retire on. There has to be a much larger debate.

— Frank Keating

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

We have so many people retiring that we do not have enough people paying into the system to be able to provide the benefits…

— Chris Chocola

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

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

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