What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of The Social Security Program? For over 60 years, the Social Security program has been one the most successful domestic government programs, providing economic protection for US citizens of all ages. The Social Security is more like a set of programs, designed to provide income and services to individuals in the event of retirement, sickness, disability, death, or unemployment. Such programs were originally enacted in 1935. As Americans we know that …showed first 75 words of 1602 total…

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