It is an idea that I guess it is OK for Wall Street billionaires to come up with, but it is not the real world, and it is something that must be opposed.

Right now, we have some of our colleagues who want to give $700 billion in tax breaks to the top 2 percent and want to repeal the estate tax, which will provide $1 trillion in tax breaks to the top 3/10 of 1 percent.

I would turn these completely upside down. I am actually in favor of a mandatory retirement system with subsidies from the Federal Government.

45 percent of older workers last year were employed in physically demanding jobs or jobs with difficult working conditions.

A couple of years ago, as a result of the greed and illegal behavior on Wall Street, this country has been plunged into a horrendous recession.

Would you want to comment on a billionaire, who made his money in Wall Street, now suggesting spending a huge sum of money to convince the American people that the way to save Social Security is to cut benefits?

They understand that median family income, just during the 8 years of the Bush administration, went down by over $2,000.

the best retirement system and the most secure one that we have is Social Security because that is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.

But the likelihood is that if we raise the retirement age, many of these women would never get a nickel from Social Security. They would be dead.

It is especially hard to ask people to save when they can barely pay their bills today.

What happens if you are a widow trying to raise two kids and your sole income is Social Security? What happens to you when you cut that?

There is a feeling of deep anxiety. Something is happening in our country, and people are not quite sure what it is.

This Senator is not going to allow some Wall Street people, who have helped destroy this economy, move toward privatization or raising the retirement age.

Social Security has been the most successful Federal program in our history during all economic times.

It is very hard to think of them working that long.

To ask American workers today to be working to the age of 68, 69, or 70 is reprehensible.

Social Security can pay out every nickel owed to every eligible American for the next 29 years.

Social Security has not added one penny to the national debt--quite the contrary.

The average Social Security recipient isn't living in a gated community.

our job is to make sure that they do not succeed in that goal.

Why are our good friends on Wall Street so interested in seeing Social Security privatized or dismantled?

the retirement system in America is putting a lot of people at risk.

Social Security does not contribute to the deficit. The law prohibits Social Security from borrowing.

What world are they living in? What world?

if the United States of America exists, your Social Security will exist because it is backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. Government.