WASHINGTON (WCSC) - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a law to establish a system of benefits that covers several groups of Americans on Aug. 14, 1935. Most people know that Social Security ...
About the author: Maya MacGuineas is the president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. When he signed the Social Security Act in 1935, then-President Franklin Delano Roosevelt said the ...
As Social Security celebrates its 90th birthday, it time to find a long-term financing solution so the program continues for the next 90 years. Happy birthday, Social Security! President Franklin D.