21st Century Complete Guide to Social Security History and the Social Security Administration (SSA) with Detailed Chronology, Pioneers, Legislative ... History, Trustees Reports (Two CD-ROM Set)

This comprehensive set of two CD-ROMs provides detailed information on the history of the Social Security program and the Social Security Administration. Contents include:

Detailed Chronology Pioneers Legislative History Speeches Articles Presidential Statements Reports and Studies Board History Trustees Reports

The SSA history states:

"Prior to the turn of the 20th century, the majority of people in the United States lived and worked on farms and economic security was provided by the extended family. However, this arrangement changed as America underwent the Industrial Revolution. The extended family and the family farm as sources of economic security became less common. Then, the Great Depression triggered a crisis in the nation's economic life. It was against this backdrop that the Social Security Act emerged. On June 8, 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in a message to the Congress, announced his intention to provide a program for Social Security. Subsequently, the President created by Executive Order the Committee on Economic Security, which was composed of Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor, Chairwoman; Henry Morgenthau, Jr., Secretary of the Treasury; Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture; Homer S. Cummings, Attorney General; and Harry L. Hopkins, Federal Emergency Relief Administrator. The committee was instructed to study the entire problem of economic insecurity and to make recommendations that would serve as the basis for legislative consideration by the Congress. In early January 1935, the Committee made its report to the President, and on January 17 the President introduced the report to both Houses of Congress for simultaneous consideration. Each House passed its own version, but eventually the differences were resolved and the Social Security Act was signed into law on August 14, 1935. In addition to several provisions for general welfare, the new Act created a social insurance program designed to pay retired workers age 65 or older a continuing income after retirement. One provision of the Act established a bipartisan Social Security Board (SSB) composed of three members appointed by the President. The original members were John G. Winant, Chairman; Arthur J. Altmeyer; and Vincent M. Miles. The SSB was faced with the tasks of providing employers, employees and the public with information on how earnings were to be reported, what benefits were available and how they were to be provided. In addition, sites for field installations had to be chosen and personnel to staff these offices had to be selected and trained."

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