Grace Napolitano
Grace Napolitano
Graciela Flores "Grace" Napolitanois the U.S. Representative for California's 32nd congressional district, serving in Congress since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party. She previously served in the California State Assembly and the Norwalk City Council...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth4 December 1936
CountryUnited States of America
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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.
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Today, those disabled while working receive benefit. Under the president's plan, those benefits would be drastically cut or possibly eliminated.
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We are open to any idea that would strengthen Social Security, but we cannot and will not accept a solution that will destroy it.
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Latinos are disproportionately more likely to be injured on the job than other ethnic groups.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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There is a need for Social Security reform to ensure its stability, and Congress must act.
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Social Security has been effective for 70 years; prior predictions of its demise have been totally overstated.
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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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I am not criticizing investing in the stock market; I am an investor.
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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.