Quotes About Retirement

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.

The economist John Maynard Keynes said that in the long run, we are all dead. If he were around today he might say that, in the long run, we are all on Social Security and Medicare.

Let me tell you exactly what we would do on Social Security. Yes, we'd raise the retirement age two years and phase it in over 25 years; that means we'd raise it one month a year for 25 years when we're all living longer, and living better lives.

We should stop having a conversation about cutting Social Security a little bit or a lot.

It's not 2038 that Social Security is bankrupt. It's now.

Social Security should have a self-sustaining portion that was funded by contributions from both employers and employees. That's what we know and have known for 70 successful years.

I oppose the president's plan to privatize Social Security.

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

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.

Let me be clear, the discussions about Social Security are not about the retirement security of those Americans who are 55 or older - the Social Security system for those folks 55 and over will not change in any way shape of form - no ifs, ands, or buts.

Certainly Social Security needs to be reformed.

Our society has changed in unforeseeable ways since Social Security was created. For example, we are living longer, healthier, and more productive lives and while this is all great news, this has also placed added pressure on America's retirement system.

Privatizing Social Security will take dollars out of young folks' pockets.

Social Security is an extremely complicated program.

Well, let's go back to the original intent of Social Security. It is an insurance contract.

The President has no real plan to address the fiscal challenges arising from the retirement of the baby boom generation, let alone a plan to fix Social Security.

Social Security faces financial problems down the road because of demographics.

Why shouldn't future generations and young Americans have the choice to earn a higher rate of return? Why shouldn't they be able to own their own Social Security so that Congress can't spend it on other things?

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

Social Security is a family insurance program, not an investment scheme.

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

Social Security is the very foundation of retirement security for millions of Americans.

Social Security is a covenant that should not be broken.

Under the current pay-as-you-go Social Security system, not one person is actually guaranteed benefits.