#social security

I am a huge admirer of Franklin Roosevelt's, and I believe social security has done untold good in alleviating the once-widespread issue of poverty among the elderly. FDR believed in the greatness and generosity of Americans - but he was also a cold-blooded politician. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#alleviating #also #am #among #believe

Women would be disproportionately affected by the privatization of social security. It is one of the most important safety nets for American women in old age, or in times of disability, to insure financial income for their families. ↗

— Barbara Mikulski

#age #american #american women #disability #disproportionately

I am emphatically against the privatization of Social Security. It is going to hurt millions of American women, American families and ultimately the whole country. ↗

— Barbara Mikulski

#am #american #american families #american women #country

When one gets old and they are sick, there are not many things they can count on but they should be able to count on Social Security. Our seniors' retirement should never rely on the bull of political promises or the bear of the market. ↗

— Barbara Mikulski

#bear #bull #count #gets #many

President Bush is manufacturing a crisis by suggesting that Social Security is in imminent danger. It is not. ↗

— Richard Neal

#crisis #danger #imminent #manufacturing #president

We can preserve Social Security benefits for generations of Americans without privatizing this important program. ↗

— Richard Neal

#generations #important #preserve #privatizing #program

The administration is manufacturing a crisis that does not exist in order to dismantle Social Security. ↗

— Jack Reed

#crisis #dismantle #does #exist #manufacturing

What I heard was that Bush is now positioned to have victory after victory. He'll have Social Security reform passed, that he'll have tax reform passed, that he'll have conservative judges on the courts. ↗

— Pat Robertson

#bush #conservative #courts #heard #i

The fine print in the President's Social Security proposal is that all present and future workers under age 55 will have their promised retirement benefits cut. ↗

— Mark Dayton

#benefits #cut #fine #fine print #future

For these reasons, women tend to rely more heavily on Social Security in their retirement than do men. ↗

— Steve Israel

#men #more #reasons #rely #retirement