“But I will say, I think there are some Democrats that don't want to address pension reform. I have taken on the issue of seniority and tenure. I think we have to address entitlements and the president has done that in his budget. I think we have to extend Medicare and the president has done that. But also reinvest in that program.” ThinkingWantDonePresidentIssuesTakenProgramDemocratReformBudgetsAddressesEntitlementMedicarePensionTenureSeniority Author:Antonio Villaraigosa
“We need 21st century programs. We have to change the dynamic because the world - we're not in the Industrial Revolution anymore, where you could leave high school, go work at the town factory for 50 years, and retire with a pension.” WorldNeedsYearsSchoolCenturyRevolutionHigh SchoolProgramTownsRetiringFactories21st CenturyPensionIndustrial Revolution Author:Marco Rubio
“So virtuous are the programs said to be - pensions for the elderly, compensation for the unemployed, medicine for the sick, and assistance for the disabled - few dare ring the alarm of looming economic catastrophe that threatens to destabilize the civil society.” SaidEconomicProgramSickMedicineDareRingsVirtuousCatastropheAssistanceCompensationElderlyDisabledAlarmsUnemployedCivil SocietyPensionLooming Book:Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto Source: Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto
“Social Security is a widely popular program because the individual has been deceived by the Statist to believe that the government has been prudently and diligently managing his accumulated pension investment in his Social Security account, which he presumes to be funded by his own payroll taxes.” BelieveHas BeensGovernmentIndividualSocialSecurityTaxesProgramAccountsInvestmentSocial SecurityDeceivedPensionPayrollPayroll Tax Book:Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto Source: Liberty and Tyranny: A Conservative Manifesto
“Government aid programs have been endlessly expanded, and the government has sought to maximize the number of people willing to accept handouts..... Roughly half of all Americans are dependent on the government, either for handouts, pensions, or paychecks.” PeopleHas BeensGovernmentNumbersHalfAcceptingWillingProgramAidsDependentPensionPaychecksHandoutsGovernment Aid Author:James Bovard