Wednesday, August 15, 2012
discoverynews: One of the largest government programs in the world, turns 77 today. Originally entitled Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI), social security now encompasses a significant portion of the federal budget, and is estimated to keep 40-percent of all senior citizens out of poverty. ourpresidents: On August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act. Later that day, the Washington Post proclaimed that the Social Security Act was the “New Deal’s Most Important Act…Its importance cannot be exaggerated …because this legislation eventually will affect the lives of every man, woman, and child in the country.” This poster was distributed from November 1936- July 1937 during the initial issuance of Social Security numbers through U.S. post offices and with the help of labor unions. More - Posters from the Social Security Archives “A monthly check to you — for the rest of your life!”

discoverynews:

One of the largest government programs in the world, turns 77 today. Originally entitled Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance (OASDI), social security now encompasses a significant portion of the federal budget, and is estimated to keep 40-percent of all senior citizens out of poverty.

ourpresidents:

On August 14, 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act.

Later that day, the Washington Post proclaimed that the Social Security Act was the “New Deal’s Most Important Act…Its importance cannot be exaggerated …because this legislation eventually will affect the lives of every man, woman, and child in the country.”

This poster was distributed from November 1936- July 1937 during the initial issuance of Social Security numbers through U.S. post offices and with the help of labor unions.

More - Posters from the Social Security Archives


“A monthly check to you — for the rest of your life!”

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