Social Security Act, History & Facts

Social Security Act, U.S. legislation establishing a permanent national old-age pension system through employer and employee contributions; the system was later extended to include dependents, the disabled, and other groups. Congress enacted the Social Security Act in 1935, during the Great Depression.
Social Security Act, U.S. legislation establishing a permanent national old-age pension system through employer and employee contributions; the system was later extended to include dependents, the disabled, and other groups. Congress enacted the Social Security Act in 1935, during the Great Depression.

Social Security History

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Social Security Act, History & Facts

Social Security Act Signing

PPT - FDR signing The Social Security Act , 1935 PowerPoint Presentation - ID:2735060

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Social Security Act

Franklin D. Roosevelt's statement upon signing the Social Security Bill, pg2

Social Security Essay

This cartoon, from the Townsend Plan's Weekly newspaper, expresses the group's main objection to Social Security--t…

Social Security Act