Sadiq Kahn Quotes

I want a society that provides decent jobs for those who can work and decent security for those can't.

The No. 1 issue with women in this country is jobs, and the No. 2 issue is our national security. So, economic security, national security and retirement security.

People want opportunity so they can earn security.

Give the working-man the right to work as long as he is healthy; assure him care when he is sick; assure him maintenance when he is old.

We believe that the federal government is responsible to give every man employment or a guaranteed income.

I have got to lay a foundation of personal security for the working people of this country and their families in order to succeed as your president.

The most important thing is guaranteed livable income, which will take a while to bring in because it means all the provinces have to participate.

We can never be satisfied until we know our children can grow up in a safe and prosperous America.

I like to have job security.

The attack on Social Security is similarly motivated. Social Security is based on the conception is that we should have sympathy for others, not function merely as isolated "rational wealth maximizers."

Social security is the most successful government program in our nation's history. We are not going to cut social security! We are going to expand social security!

If we're concerned about volatility of earnings because we want some more stability in our lives, then let's create, instead of an unemployment insurance system, an earnings insurance system that will moderate the volatility for a certain period of time until we get back on our feet.

When we live longer, we must work a little bit longer.

The American people I talk to don't spend every moment thinking, 'How can I tax my neighbor more than they're being taxed?' They say, 'How can I get a good job? How can my kids get good jobs? How can seniors have a confidence in their future when they know that Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid are bankrupt?'

I tell the government, if people have no jobs, you are in trouble. Government will be in trouble. My job is to help more people have jobs.

You judge a society by how it treats its citizens. We must do our best to ensure that every child can live in comfort and security, with the best possible education.

In 1935, the year Social Security was created, the poverty rate for seniors was over 70%.

I get that money is important, and it's scary to think that you won't have enough. At the same time, we can set up reasonable social safety nets and take care of everybody.

Three things are very important to Hispanics: being able to have a job, making sure your child gets an education that prepares them to get a job, and living in a safe community.

The stabilizing influence of the modern social welfare state emerged only after World War II, nearly 200 years on from the 18th-century beginnings of the Industrial Revolution.

The most important thing for Singapore is stability.

For our kids to go to school, they must be alive, and for adults to work, they must not be in jail.

Jobs give people a sense of independence, security and self-confidence.

If you give everybody a good government job, there's no crime.

The hope is that we'll continue to create jobs for the vast majority of people. But if the situation arises that this is less and less the case, then we need to rethink, how do we make sure that everybody can make a living?