Social Security Act

Dec 27, 2025

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The Social Security Act was enacted to address significant societal concerns in American life, including old age, poverty, unemployment, and support for widows and fatherless children. It provides essential benefits for retirees, unemployed individuals, disabled persons, and includes death benefits. Additionally, the Act offers temporary assistance to needy families and established Medicare for health insurance for the aged and disabled, as well as Medicaid to support state medical insurance programs.

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Social Security Act

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Social Security Act • It was an attempt to limit “dangers” in American life; old age, poverty, unemployment, widows, fatherless children • Provides benefits- • retirees • unemployed • disabled • death benefits • Temporary assistance to needy families • Medicare (Health insurance for aged and disability) • Medicaid (Grants for state medical insurance)