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The provisions of Social Security have been changing since the 1930s, shifting in response to economic worries as well as concerns over changing gender roles and the position of minorities. Officials have responded more to the concerns of women than those of minority groups. [36] Social Security gradually moved toward universal coverage.
1950s Texas drought; L. List of people executed in Texas, 1950–1959 This page was last edited on 30 June 2024, at 10:01 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Seal of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, which administered the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program. Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) was a federal assistance program in the United States in effect from 1935 to 1997, created by the Social Security Act (SSA) and administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services that ...
Harry Truman, who would go on to become the first Medicare recipient under President Lyndon B. Johnson, expanded the program with the Social Security Act Amendments of 1950.
1950 - Social Security Amendments of 1950, Pub. L. 81–734 1952 - Social Security Amendments of 1952, Pub. L. 82–590 1954 - Social Security Amendments of 1954, Pub. L. 83–761
Nonetheless, the social conformity and consumerism of the 1950s often came under attack from intellectuals (e.g. Henry Miller's books The Air-Conditioned Nightmare and Sunday After The War) and there was a good deal of unrest fermenting under the surface of American society that would erupt during the following decade.
In a statement issued last week, Abbott said the U.S. government “has broken the compact between the United States and the states” and announced that he would deploy the Texas National Guard ...
The first Social Security office opened in Austin, Texas, on October 14, 1936. [10] Social Security taxes were first collected in January 1937, along with the first one-time, lump-sum payments. [8] The first person to receive monthly retirement benefits was Ida May Fuller of Brattleboro, Vermont. Her first check, dated January 31, 1940, was in ...