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    many this was a real struggle, until 82 years ago when Social Security was signed into law . Social Security Administration, a guaranteed income for the unemployed and retirees, was started by Franklin D. Roosevelt on August 14th, 1935. This happened because people weren't setting money aside for retirement. It was designed to keep paying people after retirement. Having Social Security benefits widows, disabled, and retired. With social security you are able to receive monthly benefit…

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    administration, there was a very important piece of legislation passed called the Social Security Act of 1935, which was chosen as the topic of this paper. The Social Security Act was enacted to help older Americans with having adequate retirement incomes so that they would not have to depend on welfare.Years after the act was passed, the right to social security was declared as a human right in 1948.The Social Security Act was the first national program of economic protection for Americans,…

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    This day marks a very significant day in US history. Mr. President Roosevelt has signed the social security act. This has occurred only 14 months after sending a message to Congress on June 8. The message promised a plan. The plan made social insurance so it could act as a “guard” against the hazards and vicissitudes of life." This is an attempt to eliminate what is now a days seen as dangers in the American life, including old age, poverty, unemployment, and the burdens on widows and fatherless…

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    What is Medicare and Social Security is a question some might ask. Different parts of Medicare cover different services. Medicare is the largest health program in the United States. It is an insurance program that covers 40 million people that are over 65 years old and over 8 million people with disabilities. Medicare is the federal health insurance program for people who are 65 or older, certain younger people with disabilities, and people with End-Stage Renal Disease. It has 4 parts to it and…

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    Social Security was born on August 14, 1935, when the Social Security Act was signed by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act it was designed to prevent families from going into poverty and act as a cushion for any unexpected losses of income. Social Security is a program that everyone that wishes to participate is involved. Everyone that is legally a citizen or resident and has requested a Social Security number either when they were…

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    The Social Security System The Social Security program was created from an accumulation of the ideas of similar proposed programs such as the Civil War Pensions and the Townsend Plan. The Social Security Act was signed into law on August 14, 1935, during the Great Depression ("Franklin D. Roosevelt Creates Social Security: August 14, 1935”). This act contains seven different programs, and each program grants aid to different groups of people. Old-age assistance and unemployment insurance are two…

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    cold, and hungry by October 29th, 1929. Although, years went by where Americans were left struggling, a strategy was arising among congress and the great leaders of America for those affected by the downfall of the United States economy. The Social Security Act of 1935 was created in the time period of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first term of presidency. Once all was reviewed, SSA 1935 was enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress as part of…

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    History: The Social Security Act of 1935 was an omnibus bill, containing 11 titles authorizing 7 distinct programs, only 1 of which (Title II) was the program we commonly think of as Social Security (DeWitt, 2010). Social Security Act was signed into law on August 14, 1935. It was thanks to the work of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s cabinet appointed committee of Economic security that it was created. The act provided families with securities such as unemployment insurance, old-age insurance,…

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    Historical and Socio-Political Context Social Security In this assignment I aim to produce a written report which demonstrates how social security was achieved, how social security policies emerged, how services are provided and who is eligible and finally how polices are received by the appropriate service user group. I hope to successfully complete these objectives by studying; the historical context of social security; studying the ideological influences and changes from the 1900’s to…

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    1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act. It was during The Great Depression of the 1930’s that the need for the poor and elderly to live independently was realized. This was a time when millions of Americans could not find work and did not have the money to feed their families. Franklin D. Roosevelt became president in 1932 during the Depression, which was the nation’s worst economic crisis, and proposed an idea of social insurance. This idea basically allowed…

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