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Our Hispanic community needs to understand how important the Social Security system is for not only its retired citizens, but also its disabled workers.
Grace Napolitano
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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.
Grace Napolitano
53% of people like this quote
There is a need for Social Security reform to ensure its stability, and Congress must act.
Grace Napolitano
50% of people like this quote
Because Social Security is specifically designed to boost the retirement income of low earners with a progressive benefit formula, the program has played an enormous and necessary role in keeping Latinas out of poverty.
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Latinos are disproportionately more likely to be injured on the job than other ethnic groups.
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To allow all U.S. workers to put part of their earnings into private investment accounts would definitely erode the Social Security system and cause uncertainty for new investors.
Grace Napolitano
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Even without reforms, the Social Security fund will be able to meet 100 percent of its obligations until 2042.
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President Bush has consistently used rhetoric, and that is not convincing given his past record.
Grace Napolitano
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We must take the time to do what needs to be done now, what is right, instead of passing a bad bill.
Grace Napolitano
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For people who have for been putting their hard-earned money into the system for years, the president's idea would replace their safety net with a risky gamble with no assurance of a stable return of investment.
Grace Napolitano
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Latinas' life expectancies are relatively long. When a current retiree hits 65 and begins receiving her benefit check, she can expect to live another 22 years. That life expectancy is higher than white women or men.
Grace Napolitano
45% of people like this quote
Social Security has been effective for 70 years; prior predictions of its demise have been totally overstated.
Grace Napolitano
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Our political leaders must be honest and forthcoming with data that will allow citizens to use facts and figures to judge for themselves what state Social Security is in.
Grace Napolitano
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I am not criticizing investing in the stock market; I am an investor.
Grace Napolitano
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If Congress doesn't raise taxes, you cannot get a private investment account without forgoing a portion, possibly all, of your guaranteed benefit check.
Grace Napolitano
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