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Article: Social security: the real story.
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- National Forum
- Article date:
- March 22, 1998
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Will it still be there? Will it be a good deal?
Franklin D. Roosevelt commented on the startling changes that the country had experienced going from an agrarian to an industrial society. In August 1935 when he signed the Social Security Act, he noted the insecurity these changes had brought to Americans. "Young people," he said, "have come to wonder what would be their lot when they come to old age." President Roosevelt might have been surprised to know that the American public is still asking that question in 1998. "Is Social Security still a good deal?" and "Will it be there for me?" These questions echo the concerns of millions of Americans approaching retirement ...