#social security

Congress has changed the Social Security system over time, and over 20 times in the past Congress has raised taxes on Social Security in payroll taxes into the system. ↗

— Chris Chocola

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I believe it's time to put our best ideas on the table and work toward a bipartisan solution, with the single goal of leaving the Social Security system stronger than we found it. ↗

— Chris Chocola

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Currently, 94 out of 100 of us pay the Social Security tax all year round. ↗

— Nick Clooney

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Social Security is at last on the nation's front burner. ↗

— Nick Clooney

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The president and Republicans in Congress have repeatedly promised to revisit Social Security privatization after November. But Americans have already said, loud and clear, that they don't want Social Security to be privatized or dismantled. ↗

— Jim Clyburn

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Among seniors, Social Security is the sole source of income for 26 percent of nonmarried women. ↗

— Diane Watson

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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

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

— William Weld

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We want to make sure that Social Security is fixed for those people who have had that promise and there's something in the future for our younger workers. And we're not about to do a welfare program. ↗

— Dennis Hastert

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Speaking of tax fairness, it was Senator Kerry who voted to increase the income tax on senior citizens on Social Security, earning as little as $32,000 a year. ↗

— Bill Weld

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