Lest we forget, the most successful anti-poverty program in U.S. history!!!

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.workdayminnesota.org/index.php?history_9_08_14_2011

August 14, 1934 - President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, creating the most successful anti-poverty program in U.S. history.

[pinto]

1. Hear, hear!

:thumbsup:

[WillyT]

2. Yep... K & R !!!

:patriot:

:kick:

:hi:

[Odin2005]

3. K&R

[OHdem10]

4. Yay!!!!!!Yay!!!!!!!!

[Faygo Kid]

5. Damned straight. That and unions made America great.

Also Medicare, the Civil Rights Act, the Voting Rights Act, Medicaid, women voting, and so much more that the "Right" hates.

[elehhhhna]

21. Let's add PUBLIC EDUCATION to the list, as well.

[butterfly77]

6. KICKIN...

[Waiting For Everyman]

7. Happy Bday, SSA!

:party:

[BlueDemKev]

8. Thank You, FDR.....

...we will NEVER allow your great work to be undone.

[horseshoecrab]

9. K&R! n/t

[bvar22]

10. K&R for FDR!

Who will STAND and FIGHT for THIS American Majority?
You will know them by their WORKS,
not by their excuses.

Solidarity!
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[indepat]

11. At turning 77 a few weeks before I, it's shocking that a democratic president has decided to

lay the groundwork for gutting social security et al as the answer to the massive budget deficits and Federal debt created by the Republicans patently unfair tax polices and wholly irresponsible fiscal policies which have now been continued by him, even as the economy tanks again. :patriot:

[Necronomiconomics]

12. Social Security is more important than any President

http://www.opednews.com/articles/Rep-Conyers-Obama-Demand-by-Jeanine-Molloff-110729-352.html

[demwing]

25. +1, thanks

[WillyT]

13. Damn... Missed It The First Time... HAPPY BIRTHDAY Social Security Act !!!!

:toast::bounce::toast:

:party:

:loveya:

:hi:

:kick:

[amborin]

14. K&R x 100000

[pnorman]

15. I thoughtr it was in 1935 rather than in 1934, but I had to Google to check!

President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, at approximately 3:30 pm EST on August 14, 1935.<11> Standing with Roosevelt are Rep. Robert Doughton (D-NC); unknown person in shadow; Sen. Robert Wagner (D-NY); Rep. John Dingell (D-MI); unknown man in bowtie; the Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins; Sen. Pat Harrison (D-MS); and Rep. David Lewis (D-MD).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Security_%28United_States%29

[NightWatcher]

16. And know this. They are coming for it.

They will talk bad about it and wound it so they can swoop in and steal it.

Defend it. Defend it from repukes and democrats if they try to take it away. The Plutocracy are making their play for it because for them 99% is not enough.

[girl_interrupted]

17. K&R

[Firebrand Gary]

18. I am very proud today! K&R

[fasttense]

19. The Social Security act also included enticements and funding for Unemployment Benefits.

Without these 2 new deal programs and the FDIC we would be in a slump worse than the 1st RepubliCON Great Depression. It wasn't the stimulus act that prevented the US from falling into an economic crisis worse than the 1st RepubliCON Great Depression. It was the remaining New Deal Programs that have kept us afloat.

[trotsky]

20. Which helps explain why Republicans hate it so much.

An enormously successful government program - an entitlement that even many Republicans themselves will not allow to be on the table. Now that sticks in the craw of people like Norquist.

[City Lights]

22. K&R. eom

[MissDeeds]

23. K&R

[Harmony Blue]

24. Never forget the past people

This is why history is very important tool for humans to study.

[pepito]

26. unlimited (your tax payer) dollars

for war,killing,corrupt bankers,oil companies,and so many other corporate scams on the American public,scraps for the workers,students,and retirees...we are driving the get away car for their grand heist,not bargain:scared:

[valerief]

27. Anti-poverty is anti-billionaire apparently. nt

[jwirr]

28. Thank you FDR - we are trying to save it.

[sabrina 1]

29. And no Democrat should ever forget that!

:kick:

[mlevans]

30. So in years to come will we have to observe the anniversary

of when it was destroyed? I pray not, but things have been getting rather crazy out there of late.

[green917]

31. K&R! n/t

[a2liberal]

32. K&R for a true Democrat (n/t)

[Bozita]

33. Recommended bigtime!

[ZombieHorde]

34. SS is an awesome program. nt

[mdmc]

35. ..

[classof56]

36. It was signed four years, six months and seven days before I hit this earth screaming

There was a time in my younger working days that I feared it would not be there for me. But it was, and hallelujah for that! And I'm especially thankful it was there for my parents, who pretty much depended on it to fund their lives for many years.

Thank you, FDR, for your foresight, caring and ability to bring about results that actually helped and continue to help your fellow citizens!

Cheers!