Social Security Quotes - Page 20

• The President's policy proposal, known as 'chained CPI,' would re-calculate the cost of living for Social Security beneficiaries. That new number won't keep up with inflation on things like food and health care -- the basics that we need to live. In short, 'chained CPI' is just a fancy way to say 'cut benefits for seniors, the permanently disabled, and orphans.'

  Elizabeth Warren

  Senior, Cutting, Numbers

  "Elizabeth Warren ‘Shocked’ At White House Plan To Cut Social Security With Chained CPI" By Jason Linkins, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 10, 2013.

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• Look for the enemies of Medicare, of higher minimum wages, of Social Security, of federal aid to education and there you will find the enemy of the Negro, the coalition of Dixiecrats and reactionary Republicans that seek to dominate the Congress.

  A. Philip Randolph

  Enemy, Looks, Wages

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

  Tom Coburn

  Commitment, Promise, Social

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• Convert to IRA-based system.

  Newt Gingrich

  Ira, Security

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• Show true cost of FICA-double what is shown on paychecks.

  Newt Gingrich

  Cost, Paychecks, Shows

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• The women who pass away before they receive Social Security, for them this is nothing but a tax from which they or their family will never receive a benefit.

  Ginny Brown-Waite

  Women, Passing Away, Benefits

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• Social Security must be preserved and strengthened. But we need to be candid about the costs and willing to make the tough choices that real reform will require.

  Lindsey Graham

  Real, Choices, Reform

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• I have the highest number of Social Security recipients of any Member of Congress, and it is always good to hear about how women in their districts are affected by any changes, by the need for changes in Social Security.

  Ginny Brown-Waite

  Women, Numbers, Needs

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• Because of my own experience with market fluctuation, I recognize the great risks one takes on investments. This converts the Social Security safety net into a risky proposition many cannot afford to take.

  Grace Napolitano

  Safety, Risk, Investment

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• I believe Social Security is unjust. I think it's wrong. I think it penalizes responsible people. It penalizes the young and it's a massive redistribution of wealth.

  Yaron Brook

  Believe, Thinking, People

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• Believe me, every American, every person in this country, if I have anything to say about it, will know precisely what is going on with Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, because they are beginning to appoint people who are typical right-wing Republicans who want to privatize and cut Social Security.

  Bernie Sanders

  Country, Believe, Cutting

  Source: www.truth-out.org

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• If I say things like I'm going to erase someone's Social Security number, we all know I clearly don't work at the Social Security office.

  Jason Roy

  Numbers, Office, Social

  Source: www.nydailynews.com

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• I want Trump to send out a tweet saying that he's going to keep his campaign promises. He's not going to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.

  Bernie Sanders

  Cutting, Medicare And Medicaid, Promise

  Source: www.realclearpolitics.com

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