Social Security Quotes

Social Security is a program that should be strengthened and preserved for future generations.

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.

But there is a need to explore ways we can preserve the promise of Social Security for future generations.

You can be sure that I will always consider how changes to Social Security will impact people with disabilities when considering the various proposals offered for reform.

Despite the state of denial exhibited by most Democrats, Americans all across the nation acknowledge that changes are necessary to preserve Social Security for today's younger workers.

We can meet the obligations of Social security and Medicare. If we stay on the path that your party has us on, we'll be in a mountain range of debt and we're gonna face hard choices.

A salute from this corner to President Bush for saying he was willing to investigate raising or eliminating the cap on salaries subject to the Social Security tax.

One poll shows that by 61 percent to 29 percent Americans under 40 say that Social Security needs to be fixed.

In other words, Social Security is every bit as insecure as the stock market.

Democrats are fighting fire with fire. Our principled stance on Medicare and Social Security is absolutely no different than the Republicans' stance on no revenue increases without cuts.

Social security isn’t a ponzi scheme. It’s not bankrupting us. It’s not an outrage. It is working.

Social Security is not just the foundation of America's retirement dignity and security, it ensures the economic stability and strength of our families and our state's economy.

I was too old for a paper route, too young for Social Security and too tired for an affair.

I was very concerned that President Bush is still trying to frighten or scare the American people with respect to the condition of the Social Security system.

Without Social Security, poverty rates for African American seniors would more than double.

A market that's as open as possible is the precondition for a successful economy, and a successful economy is the precondition to being able to pay for social security.

In fact, Social Security is the only source of income nationwide for 29 percent of unmarried elderly women.

Our political leaders must be honest and forthcoming with data that will allow citizens to use facts and figures to judge for themselves what state Social Security is in.

Since Social Security was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to ensure economic security for American workers, poverty among American seniors has dramatically declined.

The president's claim that Social Security is going broke is misleading at best. The sky is not falling, although there is no doubt that the system needs to be strengthened.

Its hard to exaggerate the importance of preserving the financial integrity of Social Security.

We need to take steps to strengthen and mend Social Security so that its promise of a secure retirement is just as real for seniors in the future as it is today.

The result [Republicans winning the Senate] would be devastating for reproductive choice, the environment, civil liberties, Social Security and health care, as well as corporate accountability.

Most people understand life expectancy has changed since Social Security started in 1937 when folks lived to be 59 years old. Today, they live to be 77 years old.

I wish that the Democrats would put some effort into Social Security reform, illegal immigration's reform, tax reform, or some of the other real issues that are out there.

We're an air bag society that wants guarantees on everything that we buy. We want to be able to take everything back and get another one. We want a 401-k plan and Social Security.

To allow all U.S. workers to put part of their earnings into private investment accounts would definitely erode the Social Security system and cause uncertainty for new investors.

No matter how you cut it, this real debate on personal accounts is about the legitimacy of Social Security; it's not about the solvency of Social Security.

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

I don't understand the Democrats' approach to Social Security in this country, and I'm not alone.

Tradition is a prop for social security.

The life expectancy is much longer today than it was when Social Security was created.

Germany, I think, was first to substitute a Social Security program for its elderly based on this premise, that is, that we would tax workers to pay retirement benefits for those retired.

Indeed, I think most Americans now know that in 1935 when Social Security was created, there were some 42 Americans working for every American collecting retirement benefits.

Social Security and Medicare represent promises made and we must keep these commitments.

I think we'll build a consensus for action on Social Security reform which will reduce that long-term unfunded obligation and put the system on a sustainable basis.

What will we do in a globalised world? All human beings are equal, so they have the same right to have the same lifestyle-the same social security, jobs, education.

Workers organized and fought for worker rights and food safety, Social Security and Medicare - they fought to change government. And they won.

In my opinion, the president is right to address future funding, even though Social Security will show a surplus through 2018 and will not run out of funds until 2042.

I do think that Social Security reform needs to be bipartisan, and we are going to have to reach that in this debate at some time before we can find really meaningful reform.

Social Security is an extremely complicated program.

I'm dubious about having Social Security put into the stock market. I think that we have gotten very far away from the idea that there's something sacrosanct about retirement investments.

Today more people believe in UFOs than believe that Social Security will take care of their retirement.

[Donald Trump] is not going to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

Most people don't realize that two-thirds of the federal budget is Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Pentagon. The U.S. government is an insurance company with an Army.

Social Security has been effective for 70 years; prior predictions of its demise have been totally overstated.

The real sin with Social Security is that it's a long-term rip-off and a short-term scam.

Social Security is not in crisis. It's a crisis the president's created, period.

I believe keeping our promises should be our highest priority and that means saving Social Security and Medicare while preserving the American dream for our children and grandchildren.

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