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
But it’s also true that the payroll tax was enacted jointly with the provisions of the Social Security Act that designated the revenue for Social Security benefits.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024
They are what the law calls "Old-Age Benefits" under the Social Security Act.
From Security in Your Old Age (Informational Service Circular No. 9) by Social Security Board
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