Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Social Security Act had a positive impact on society. It was created in response to Francis Townsend who proposed giving a pension to people over 60 years old. President Roosevelt was concerned the Democrats might not nominate him in 1936 because some people in his party felt he wasn’t doing enough to help the people during the Great Depression. It provided a pension to people who were 65 years old or older....
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s Social Security Act had a positive impact on society. It was created in response to Francis Townsend who proposed giving a pension to people over 60 years old. President Roosevelt was concerned the Democrats might not nominate him in 1936 because some people in his party felt he wasn’t doing enough to help the people during the Great Depression. It provided a pension to people who were 65 years old or older. It also helped the unemployed as well as people who were disabled. Social Security additionally provided help to families in poverty with young children. It was financed by a tax on employers and on employees. While in the beginning it didn’t include a lot of people, as time went on, it was expanded to include more workers.
Today many people rely on Social Security as a significant form of income when they retire. This program has become a nearly untouchable social program because so many people depend on this program when they retire. It also currently helps people with disabilities. Social Security has had many positive impacts on the American people.
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