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The Social Security Administration Has Been Changing. Here’s What to Know.
Deep staff reductions. New policies. Spreading misinformation. Since President Trump has taken office, the agency has been in ...
FDR started Social Security. Ninety years later, his grandson, Boston lawyer Jim Roosevelt, wants to save it.
Amid the Trump administration’s cuts, the 79-year-old sees "a direct threat to the most popular government program that has ...
Is Social Security still the third rail of politics? Fmr. SSA official isn’t sure under Trump
James Roosevelt, former Associate Commissioner of the Social Security Administration - and grandson of the architect of ...
What FDR built, Trump wants to tear down
If there’s a mirror image opposite to Donald Trump’s second-term blitz, it’s Franklin D. Roosevelt, whose first 100 days in ...
Social Security is in trouble. Before making cuts, look at what Sweden has done.
Sweden’s partial privatization of its social insurance system — 2.5% of wages going to stocks — seems a good model for the ...
From FDR to Trump: Both faced court rulings in fast-paced early presidency | Opinion
The iconic TVA succeeded under Franklin D. Roosevelt while court rulings, as with Trump, blocked much of the New Deal.
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When Franklin Roosevelt Clashed With the Supreme Court—and Lost
In a second burst of legislation in 1935, Roosevelt had introduced the welfare state to the nation with the Social Security Act, legislating old-age pensions and unemployment insurance.
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Social Security Fairness Act Will Boost Retirement Benefits For Millions. Will You Be Impacted?
On January 5, 2025, former President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act, expanding Social Security benefits for millions of retired public service workers, enabling teachers ...