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How social security works

Chapter 1

The birth of a safety net

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Chapter 2

How the money flows

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Chapter 3

Calculating your slice of the pie

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Chapter 4

Global cousins and future paths

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Ch 1 · The birth of a safety net
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hank The Great Depression sparks US action

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hank The Social Security Act of 1935

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hank The very first recipient Ida May Fuller

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hank Social Security Safety Net

Your contributions pave the way, for a safety net through all their days. Ensuring futures, strong and true, for retirees, thanks to you.

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The Social Security Act of 1935

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Fun Fact

First tax payment: The very first Social Security tax payment was just 17 cents, paid by a trolley conductor in 1937.

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The Great Depression sparks US action

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Quiz

Which US President signed the bill that added disability insurance to Social Security in 1956?

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Gossip

Who should fund retirement?

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In what year did US President Franklin D. Roosevelt sign the Social Security Act into law?

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What benefits were added to the US Social Security system in 1939, four years after the initial act?

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How much was the very first monthly US Social Security retirement check issued to Ida May Fuller?

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Who introduced the world's first national retirement pension system in 1889?

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Which major economic crisis prompted the creation of the US Social Security system?

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What age did Germany originally set as the retirement age in its 1889 pension plan?

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Who was the first person to receive a monthly US Social Security retirement benefit check?

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