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Because general social security schemes based on compulsory insurance did not come into being until the last two decades of the 19th century, it has often been argued that social security in its modern form has been a response to industrialization, which caused large numbers of people to become dependent for their security solely on earnings ...
Origins and design. In his failed 1932 campaign for governor of Louisiana, entrepreneur and politician Dudley J. Leblanc proposed a monthly stipend for the elderly. Huey Long witnessed the popularity of the idea with Louisiana voters, and subsequently adopted it in his national platform. [4]
A detailed history of social insurance programs from ancient times to today. Historical Chronology - Key Dates & Events Chronological History of Social Security Related Legislation
Social Security History. Historical Background and Development of Social Security. Pre-Social Security Period. Traditional Sources of Economic Security. All peoples throughout all of human history have faced the uncertainties brought on by unemployment, illness, disability, death and old age.
SSA began life as an independent agency in 1935, became a sub-cabinet agency in 1939, and returned full-circle to independent status in 1995. Throughout the years, arguments had been heard in the halls of Congress that SSA should be returned to independent agency status.
We begin in section 9.1 by describing social security as created during the Great Depression. We highlight the key features of the program and ask how its initial design was likely to affect its subsequent evolution. In section 9.2 we discuss the economic and political factors that determined.
This chapter takes a look at a brief history of social security. It begins with a discussion of the predecessors of social insurance, including social assistance and the maxim of charity. It then examines the coming of social insurance and the origins of social security. The final section of the chapter is concerned with the start of retrenchment.
