Social Security Act
Americannoun
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When he signed the Social Security Act in 1935, then-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said the program was to provide “at least some measure of protection to the average citizen and his family…against poverty-ridden old age.”
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
Unlike many European welfare systems of the era, the Social Security Act of 1935 relied on payroll contributions rather than tax revenues.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Another example is federal unemployment insurance, which was adopted in the 1935 Social Security Act and significantly expanded over the ensuing decades.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
These staggering numbers, along with the realities of the Great Depression, led to President Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the Social Security Act of 1935 into law.
From Salon • Apr. 7, 2025
Except perhaps for the Social Security Act, it is the most far- reaching, the most far-sighted program for the benefit of workers ever adopted here or in any other country.
From The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt by Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
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