“They want the federal government controlling Social Security like it's some kind of federal program.”
George W. Bush
“Social Security is a government program with a constituency made up of the old, the near old and those who hope or fear to grow old. After 215 years of trying, we have finally discovered a special interest that includes 100 percent of the population. Now we can vote ourselves rich.”
P. J. O'Rourke
“Bad schools, crime, drugs, high taxes, the social security mess, racism, the health care ? crisis? unemployment, welfare state dependency, illegitimacy, the gap between rich and poor. What do these issues have in common? Politicians, the media, and our so-called "leaders" lie to us about them. They lie about the cause. They lie about the effect. They lie about the solutions.”
Larry Elder
“By using Social Security trust fund dollars to pay for tax cuts and other government spending, the administration significantly understates the true fiscal imbalance of the country.”
Kent Conrad
“The Social Security "trust fund" doesn't consist of any real assets. The government "borrows" fund money for other federal spending, replacing it with IOUs.”
“If the economy is strained, then Social Security, like the rest of the government, will be, too.”
Mark Dayton
“Social Security is nourished by formal employment, which needs a larger commitment from the federal government to grow,”
Roberto Vega
