Ken Buck Quotes

What's lost in this whole debate, unfortunately, is that Social Security is not a giveaway where we take money to give to other people. It's a contract with the government... that's worked for 75 years. It's the most successful government program that we've ever had.

You know, Floridians, we've paid into Social Security. Like a lot of other government programs, we sent money to D.C. We expect to get that money back. We expect that our Social Security is real. So, we have to fix Social Security.

Since Social Security was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1935 to ensure economic security for American workers, poverty among American seniors has dramatically declined.

It's hard to exaggerate the importance of preserving the financial integrity of Social Security.

I know of no serious proposals that would change the way Social Security operates for today's seniors.

Social Security, for example - I'm 43. I've paid into the system. You know what? That money has been stolen from me. I know that my parents who are on Social Security - they've got to continue to receive it. They're dependent on it. It is their primary source of income.

We must work hard to ensure that Social Security remains solvent for future generations.

We must work together to save and strengthen Social Security not just for my father's generation but also for my daughters' generation.

I don't support getting rid of Social Security.

The real sin with Social Security is that it's a long-term rip-off and a short-term scam.

I would love to see a march on Washington that says 'Save our Social Security'.

Social Security is the widest accepted contract in our society.

Social Security works better than any other program in the world. Why dismantle it now?

Social Security is a Ponzi scheme and the biggest threat to our democracy.

We ought to deal with Social Security in a separate conversation that is not part of deficit reduction.

We got to fight to protect Social Security.

Voters should be assured that I absolutely do not support raising the retirement age for Social Security.

Social Security is a social insurance program - it is not designed to be the same thing as a 401(k).

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

It has to have a payroll tax that's dedicated to Social Security. The Social Security tax has been very successful over the years in raising almost all of our elderly citizens out of poverty.

Small changes done now would preserve Social Security at full benefit.

I stand with the millions of seniors and working people who depend on Social Security and who expect the money they put in to be there for them when they retire.

I do not believe that the Social Security system is in crisis.

We must work to stabilize Social Security. We must not gamble with our nation's social insurance program, one of our most popular and effective federal programs that has remained dependable and stable for the past 70 years.

There is a lot of room for improvement in Social Security. We owe our children the most financially sound system possible. They will have paid into it their entire working lives. They deserve to be protected by it. for our children and grandchildren.