Social Security System

1. A system of federally funded services and payments to help support the needy, the aged, and the temporarily unemployed as well as providing support for needy, dependent, disabled, or neglected children, rehabilitation for the disabled, and a host of other social services. The system was established as part of the New Deal and is funded by payroll taxes paid by workers and employers.

Example Sentences

What if that party tied its authorization to the elimination of the Social Security system completely?

From The Daily Beast

But are Americans going to want a privatized Social Security system à la Chile, as Gingrich pitched on Tuesday night?

From The Daily Beast

Our Social Security System has just celebrated its tenth anniversary.

From Project Gutenberg

The last four years have presented a special set of concerns over the financial stability of the social security system.

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We should make the Social Security system a source of ownership for the American people.

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For younger workers, the Social Security system has serious problems that will grow worse with time.

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