Social Security

Social Security Alfred Malone Sociology Mrs. Joy Branch 14 November 2014 Social security was created in response to the Great Depression. The purpose of it is to protect aged and disabled persons from illness expenses, to give children a chance to grow up healthy and secure, keep families together, and to augment the material needs of individuals and families. The Social Security Act was first passed in 1935 and later amended in 1956 to provide disability benefits. Some programs

The Honorable Congressman Richard Wayne Allen U.S. House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515 Dear Representative Allen: The legislation referred to as the Social Security Disability Insurance and Unemployment Benefits Double Dip Elimination Act has recently come to my attention with great concern. As a citizen of the United States, a current taxpayer, and an eligible voter as of May 2015, this bill will not only affect my present but also my future. As of September 4, 2015, the United States

the program? The existence of social security has been around since the Medieval times, however primitive, this system continued to grow and eventual made its way to colonial America. Yet it wasn’t until August of 1935 when the Social Security Act was signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, to implement social insurance during The Great Depression when poverty rates among senior citizens exceeded 50%. Originally, the Social Security Act of 1935 was named the Economic Security Act. The 1935 law only paid retirement

Introduction The Social Security Act of 1935 [H.R. 7260] was a bill that was signed on August 14, 1935 by President, Franklin D. Roosevelt. The act was established to help the elderly, disabled, or families who have lost a parent or spouse. The Social Security Act also known as SSA, was created to provide disadvantaged populations federal benefits. The act has a total of eleven titles ranging from the topics of the elderly, unemployed, child welfare, public health, and the blind. This paper will

The Social Security system was created in 1935 to provide income for retirees. Today, 167 million people pay Social Security taxes, and 60 million Americans (retired workers, the disabled, survivors of the deceased, and beneficiary dependents) receive the benefits. American workers pay Social Security taxes on their income through an automatic deduction. However, the taxes that you pay are not stashed away into your own personal Social Security savings account, but rather it pools to cover current

United States Social Security System is often considered a political football, frequently debated on whether the government should continue to manage it or should it be privatized. Either way, in today’s economy, it’s vital to the welfare of many. The main purpose of the system is to provide benefits to America’s workers and their families for retirement, disability, and early death. (Unknown Social Security ProCon) According to the data collected in the 2000 census, “Social Security is the main

Social Security, as we know it today, began as the “Economic Security Act” in 1935, and it wasn’t until later that activist Abraham Epstein coined the phrase “Social Security”. In its earliest form, the government paid benefits only to the primary worker in the household, but in 1939 the act was rewritten to include survivor’s benefits for spouses and children. The very first recipient of social security received 17 cents, paid to him in January 1937. The first person to receive monthly benefits

Social security was created in response to the persuasive poverty during the great depression. It began when the social security act was signed by the FDR on Aug 14, 1935 but taxes for it were not collected until January 1937. Although its goal was to provide retired citizens with funds to survive it was ultimately a long-term shortfall. The plan for social security as it stands today would only last until 2033. This is due to demographic pressures and a week economy as of late. Without any modifications

Society Security Disability benefits are designed to help disabled people make ends meet while they are unable to work. Each year, the Social Security Administration (SSA) denies needy Oklahoma residents the Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits they deserve. In fact, over 80% of people who apply for SSD benefits in Oklahoma are denied on their first try. This may seem hopeless and you might wonder just what it takes to be approved for benefits. Those who are denied should not give up on the

continue to live free, prosperous lives as these elders had ensured for the generation before theirs, the United States Social Security program has acted as a self-financing aid to the nation’s retiring populations since its inception in 1935 as part of a plan to revitalize our nation under the New Deal- a program run by America’s incumbent workforce. Indeed, through stabbing Social Security tax increases, and the uncertainty of The Great Recession in 2008, it was finally their turn to receive the benefits