No other government program has done so much for so many
Almost unnoticed, earlier this month on Aug. 14, a program that has produced more good than any other government program celebrated its 79th birthday. Since the first recipient, a trolley car operator named Ernest Ackerman, Social Security has paid out $7.4 trillion to the nation’s elderly and continues to be the main source of income for many. Now Social Security’s scope has been widened to include disability payments and survivor benefits…Read More
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