Government, you know, where it has gone to. It has got to get back down into where people for basic questions in any government agency don't have to hang on to the phone more than a few minutes at the most.

I know billions are now kind of chump change, but that is still a big figure.

What kind of confidence does that give you that the entirety of it, with Social Security at the centerpiece, is going to be there for future generations?

I know billions are now kind of chump change, but that is still a big figure.

I ran a business for 37 years, and if we ever had any kind of irregularities that would have been in the category of what you hear here, somebody gets fired.

I ran a business for 37 years, and if we ever had any kind of irregularities that would have been in the category of what you hear here, somebody gets fired.

You are really forced to do that as a Mayor, because if you are letting stuff like that go, people will run you down at a ballgame or some other place.

We need to pass the Social Security Fairness Act to eliminate these provisions.

What kind of confidence does that give you that the entirety of it, with Social Security at the centerpiece, is going to be there for future generations?

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We have never in the history of the country raised more than roughly 18 percent of our GDP in Federal revenues.

Government, you know, where it has gone to. It has got to get back down into where people for basic questions in any government agency don't have to hang on to the phone more than a few minutes at the most.

Sadly, we lack the political will to do anything about it.

Given the fact that we have got 50 years of data that this place can't pay for more than 18 percent of itself, of the GDP, and we are currently at 25 percent, what kind of confidence does that give you that the entirety of it, with Social…

We would like your office to get back to kind of categorize to the best of your ability to do it, how much fraud would be a part of Social Security.

Social Security is a vital program for all Americans. We need to be good stewards of its services and benefits.

By passing this bill, we can take the first step in boosting the retirement income of millions of seniors in Nebraska and across this country.

We need to pass the Social Security Fairness Act to eliminate these provisions.

Government, you know, where it has gone to. It has got to get back down into where people for basic questions in any government agency don't have to hang on to the phone more than a few minutes at the most.

We have never in the history of the country raised more than roughly 18 percent of our GDP in Federal revenues.

We cannot run the biggest business in the world that way.

As Governor of Nebraska, I recognized that all Social Security benefits should be completely tax free, and that is why I worked hard to pass a historic law that would phaseout the State income tax on Social Security benefits over a period…

Social security is obviously the bedrock for millions of Americans.

I ran a business for 37 years, and if we ever had any kind of irregularities that would have been in the category of what you hear here--somebody gets fired.

I am a proponent of high wages and good benefits.