Quotes about pensions (16 Quotes)

The do-it-yourself version of pensions is a flop, as many Americans have painfully learned.

I would not be opposed to devising a new system of pensions, in which one part was based on collective provision, but which also gave incentives for people to take out an additional, personal plan.

We really need to think about four pillars for retirement. ... The first pillar is Social Security. The second is individual pensions or savings. The third is health insurance, very important. And the fourth, surprisingly, is the continued ability to earn, because many people are going to need to find some way of bringing in earnings after they pass normal retirement age, and we think that that should be more and more emphasized in terms of getting ready for that possibility.

In some cases, managers and employees have secured pensions beyond their original base salary. It is wrong, the people doing it know it's wrong, and we have to put an end to it.

The far more threatening problem is elsewhere - shrinking pensions, collapsed personal savings and soaring costs for health insurance.

Our pensions trusts are more than adequately funded, and nothing in the merger agreement changes BellSouth's, or after closing of the deal, ATT's obligation to honor existing pensions.

I have this cozy house here and I get three pensions from the States. I've done nicely.

If we confirm that revenue remains ahead of expectations, I don't see why some of it wouldn't go to fund increased payments for pensions like we did last year.

Boeing negotiators also have been stressing that retirement resources should includes pensions, company-matched 401(k) savings, Social Security, and personal savings. During these negotiations, there has been a lot of discussion about pensions ... What hasn't received much discussion is the concept of balance.

I respect the state workers and I respect their unions, but we simply can't afford to pay benefits and pensions that are out of line with economic reality.

They're making a song and dance because that serves their immediate interests. But what will happen tomorrow? They will have to pay salaries and pensions.

Our labor agreement was one that the membership overwhelmingly ratified, and it turned out to be a pretty decent labor agreement. We gained wages, gained benefits pensions were status quo and we redesigned and restructured the workforce to be more efficient, as we have all across the industry.

The two sides are far apart. The company's second offer shows no significant improvements on our top issues - pensions, health care and job security. The union is currently analyzing their offer and will immediately begin working on a counterproposal.

I am pleased that we have managed to reach a sustainable agreement that I believe will help the viability of the final salary scheme for our existing staff, while also offering an excellent pensions package for new engineers.

We've got to pay attention to the fact that morale is down, we are losing ground in readiness and on pay and pensions we are shortchanging them and they are getting out.

There is skepticism among unionists as the IRA is blamed for the huge Northern Bank robbery last year and the question they are asking is Will that money be used as pensions for old IRA fighters or to buy new arms,