For just over 70 years, millions of senior citizens and disabled people in the United States have depended on the largest government program in the world to avoid falling into poverty.
This program is roundly referred to as Social Security, an umbrella term which encompasses a number of social programs designed to assist Americans financially.
The program is funded mostly by payroll withholding referred to as the “Federal Insurance Contributions Act
Seemann Says: Social Security is worth keeping, needs proposed tax hike
September 19, 2011