Michael Tanner Quotes


You have no legal right to those benefits at all. There is nothing in the world that is less guaranteed than a politician's promise. - Michael Tanner


You can't use private accounts to make up the Social Security shortfall; the hole is just too deep. - Michael Tanner


Whether it will help remains to be seen. We have to be careful not to generalize before we have enough information. - Michael Tanner


This is the first time in the country's history where simply by virtue of living somewhere you are mandated to purchase a product. - Michael Tanner


This is an exhausted administration. It's going to be very hard for [them] to come out with a big new initiative. - Michael Tanner


The Social Security surplus is always being spent. Now it's going to defense and rebuilding rather than paying down debt. From a psychological standpoint, spending it may even be good for privatization. Opponents might use that surplus as a hedge, saying we've got money in a lock-box and don't need to privatize. - Michael Tanner


That surplus is being spent on everything the government does from rutabaga research to the war in Iraq. If Congress is going to spend like a drunken sailor, take the bottle away from them. - Michael Tanner


Individual accounts offset some of the benefit reduction you'd otherwise see. - Michael Tanner


I think you'll see the beginning of a renewed push. - Michael Tanner


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