Social Security Quotes - Page 5

The reality is that we are hated not because of our democracy, freedoms, and generous social security system; rather, we are hated because of our involvement in foreign conflicts and quarrels that were never our concern.

Amir Butler

Reality, Security Systems, Democracy

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As I think all Americans understand on both sides of the aisle, the Social Security system as it is structured today is a pay-as-you-go system.

John Shadegg

Thinking, Security Systems, Pay

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Race to race, the Republicans are putting up candidates that are quite far out of the mainstream in terms of should we have passed the Civil Rights Act or does Social Security need to exist.

Tim Kaine

Rights, Race, Doe

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Social Security is a covenant that should not be broken.

Emanuel Cleaver

Broken, Covenant, Social

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We need to build on the success of Social Security by developing bold and innovative ways for Americans to build wealth and save for retirement. I believe we can work together in a bipartisan manner to accomplish these goals.

Debbie Stabenow

Retirement, Believe, Goal

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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.

Debbie Stabenow

Retirement, America, Foundation

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Privatizing Social Security doesn't make sense, and it's out of step with the fundamental value of ensuring that after a life spent working hard and contributing to the greatness of our nation, every American should have a secure retirement.

Debbie Stabenow

Retirement, Work, Greatness

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Social Security makes up a much larger share of total retirement income for unmarried women and minorities than it does for married couples, unmarried men and whites.

Diane Watson

Retirement, Couple, Doe

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On the other end of the spectrum, these women who do live long enough to collect Social Security face the challenge of being disproportionately dependent on the Social Security system for retirement income.

Ginny Brown-Waite

Retirement, Security Systems, Long

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If a woman did not work and have the opportunity to save and invest on her own throughout her lifetime, she is often totally reliant on her family and Social Security for her retirement years.

Ginny Brown-Waite

Retirement, Opportunity, Years

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Almost half of all Latinas currently on Social Security rely exclusively on their benefit check in retirement.

Grace Napolitano

Retirement, Benefits, Half

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Because Social Security is specifically designed to boost the retirement income of low earners with a progressive benefit formula, the program has played an enormous and necessary role in keeping Latinas out of poverty.

Grace Napolitano

Retirement, Income, Roles

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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.

Herb Kohl

Senior, Retirement, Real

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Social Security is not a retirement savings plan; it is a social insurance program. It's a contract that says, as a society, we will look out for you and your family when you can no longer work.

Jeff Bingaman

Retirement, Looks, Saving

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The full retirement age is 67 and the lifespan is 80, so when they first conceived Social Security, they didn't think they were going to be paying benefits for 13-15 years. That's one of the reasons why this pyramid scheme isn't working.

Joe Heck

Retirement, Thinking, Pyramid Schemes

"Joe Heck: Social Security 'a pyramid scheme'". Interview with David Catanese, www.politico.com. June 3, 2011.

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Not only is privatizing Social Security not the solution to Social Security, it would exacerbate the problem.

Shelley Berkley

Idaho, Problem, Social

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If the Conservative is less anxious than his Liberal brethren to increase Social Security ‘benefits,’ it is because he is more anxious than his Liberal brethren that people be free throughout their lives to spend their earnings when and as they see fit

Barry Goldwater

People, Benefits, Earning

Barry Goldwater (1994). “The Conscience of a Conservative”, p.6, Regnery Publishing

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Social Security is an extremely complicated program.

John Thune

Complicated, Social, Program

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I've never denied my sexual orientation. I just don't make a point of it. It isn't what I do. Clearly, I'm known for the work I've done on trade and Social Security.

Jim Kolbe

Done, Social, Trade

"Delegates consider boycott of Kolbe speech" by Jeff Barker, www.cnn.com. August 1, 2000.

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As pressure grows to ease the financial burden on social security, pressure will also grow to eliminate the elderly and infirm to 'free up' more money for the 'fit' and those who contribute more than they take from society.

Cal Thomas

Elderly, Ease, Pressure

"Death of Terri Schiavo ... Threatens Us All" by Cal Thomas, www.foxnews.com. March 28, 2005.

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The Roosevelt enactment of Social Security was a moral revolution in our country: We were assured that we would never reach the very depths of poverty. And to be told, that we are now going to gamble it, on Wall Street, is nonsense!

Arthur Hertzberg

Country, Wall, Depth

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

Sherrod Brown

Rights, Government, Safety

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When I look at Social Security, I consider it the most important social program in the United States, arguably the most successful program in the world.

Jim Leach

Successful, Important, United States

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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.

Jim Sensenbrenner

Today, Denial, Social

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And because of these programs like Medicare, Medicare prescription drugs, Social Security, we now have the healthiest and wealthiest group of senior citizens that the world has ever seen. This is a continuing commitment to that.

James T. Walsh

Senior, Commitment, Drug

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