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.

Quote by James Roosevelt

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Its success lies in the fact that it's an insurance plan, not an investment plan...

Its success lies in the fact that it's an insurance plan, not an investment plan...

My father gave me these hints on speech-making: Be sincere... be brief... be seated.

My father gave me these hints on speech-making: Be sincere... be brief... be seated.

It is really quite amazing that all of the folks supporting privatization, from the president...

It is really quite amazing that all of the folks supporting privatization, from the president...

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

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

Even the Congressional Budget Office and the Social Security trustees appointed by the president say...

Even the Congressional Budget Office and the Social Security trustees appointed by the president say...

Social Security should have a self-sustaining portion that was funded by contributions from both employers...

Social Security should have a self-sustaining portion that was funded by contributions from both employers...