Social Security Act

GOAL AND PURPOSE OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

• The goal was to maintain maximum freedo in the lives of Americans
• The purpose was to provide the basic benefits for most workers

BENEFITS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

• The social security act benefitted elders, disabled people, blind people, and crippled children
• It created better working conditions and it had unemployment insurance

SUCCESSFULNESS OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT

• The Social Security Act was successful
• Allowed the government to have responsibility over American welfare
• The Social Security Act provided security that Americans needed

THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT TODAY

• The core of the Social Security Act is still the same
• The goals are similiar, but have changed a little