Ever since the Great Depression, Americans have been contributing in some way to a Social Security Account. President Roosevelt and his committees drafted the Social Security Act of 1934. The Social Security identification cards began being issued in 1937 (Corbett). Much has changed since the times of President Roosevelt. America has moved into the post-industrial technological age with less physical jobs for the women and men (Steuerle 122). Social Security, however, remains similar. Recently talks of reforming our …showed first 75 words of 972 total…

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