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FDR's New Deal and the Fight for Social Security

FDR's New Deal and the Fight for Social Security

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In 1935, Franklin Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law, fundamentally reshaping the American social contract. This episode explores the fierce political battles behind the legislation, from the initial resistance by conservative lawmakers to the pragmatic compromises made with southern Democrats who feared federal overreach. We meet key architects like Frances Perkins and Edwin Witte, whose Work Research Unit drafted the complex payroll tax system designed to fund retirement benefits without triggering a deficit. The narrative delves into the exclusion of agricultural and domestic workers—a painful omission that reflected the racial politics of the era—and examines how the original program covered only about twenty percent of the workforce. Through personal stories of early beneficiaries and the legislative maneuvering in the Senate, we uncover how this 'vital life insurance policy' survived its first decade and laid the groundwork for the modern welfare state. #SocialSecurityAct #FranklinRoosevelt #FrancesPerkins #NewDeal #EdwinWitte #OldAgeInsurance #UnemploymentCompensation #WorkResearchUnit #ProgressiveEra #GreatDepression #PayrollTax #AmericanHistory #LegislativeHistory #SocialSafetyNet #FDRAdministration #1930sPolitics #USGovernment #History Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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