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…Throughout my life the words social and security have meant little more to me than the representation of a small blue card in my wallet, a consistent and increasingly significant deduction of funds from my weekly pay-check, and a vague academically…

…Social Security Reform A little over sixty years ago the nation struggled through what was, up to then, the most dramatic crisis since the Civil War. The economy was uprooted after the crash of the stock market and the country's financial stability…

…The Social Security retirement age is going up -- from 65 to 67 -- and Americans will begin to feel the effects next year. The changes have been in the works for 16 years, but pollsters say most people have no idea they're imminent. Now 65, the normal…

…There are many people who still don't understand how the Social Security system in this country really works. Most people think that each individual person has a private account. They believe, that when the social security tax gets taken out…

…Should Social Security be Privatized? Many people don’t understand how the Social Security system really works. There are no separate Social Security "accounts" set up for each taxpayer to which he contributes his Social Security "tax" each year…

…Should Social Security Be Privatized? Many people don't understand how the Social Security system really works. There are no separate Social Security 'accounts' set up for each taxpayer to which he contributes his Social Security 'tax' each year. Many…

…Social Security Act Of 1935 The Social Security Act was another “new deal” program. It was to provide greater benefits. The Social Security Act, created a system of old age pensions and unemployment insurance, it provided economic security…

…Social Security is a program for eligible workers and their dependants that provides income when they reach retirement age (65), become disabled or die. The US government's Social Security account is funded by taxes garnered from working men, women…

…In 1935 President Franklin Roosevelt proposed his social security measures. In his annual message he declared that the day of great private fortunes was ended and instead, wealth must be better distributed. Every citizen must be guaranteed "a proper…

…Social Security Social security, created in 1935, is the most costly item in the federal budget. The program provides old age, survivors’ and disability insurance to a healthy portion of Americans. Workers and their employers fund the system by each…