SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

PURPOSE

• An act to help general welfare
• Using a system of Federal old-age benefits
• Helps out old-aged people, maternal, crippled and dependent children
• Public health in states, and the States administration of unemployment laws

WHO DOES IT AFFECT?

• Everyone is given their social security card
• Also helps aid the impaired, dependent and old aged people
• Benefitted anyone who had some money in their account
• If they lost their job or something, they'd still have money to live off of
• Also benefits retired people because they can't really work that much

SUCCESS?

• Helped 26 million American workers
• Fought income loss from unemployment, blindness or aging
• It is still around today, benefitting everyone, but the system is in trouble
• Neither the Democrats or Republicans want to shut it down
• Still helps thousands of people today

WORKS CITED

• "Social Security." History. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 May 2014.