Between Hope and History: on Social Security

Safeguard retirement plans and minimize risk

We should encourage companies to offer pension and retirement plans for their workers. We need to make it easier for workers to set aside enough of their current income for retirement.

We need to make sure that pensions are not at risk, either because they are dangerously underfunded or because they are vulnerable to misuse by employers.

As with health coverage, when workers change or lose their jobs, they ought to be able to carry their retirement savings with them and keep right on saving.

Source: Between Hope and History, by Bill Clinton, p. 55-56 Jan 1, 1996

*The above quotations are from Between Hope and History: Meeting America's Challenges for the 21st Century, by Bill Clinton.* Click here for definitions & background information on Social Security. Click here for more quotes by Bill Clinton on Social Security.
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