SOC 320 Social Security and Public Policy Final Paper
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Social Security and Public Policy
Ashford University
SOC 320 Public Policy & Social Services
Social Security and Public Policy
It is not difficult to understand why Social Security is our country's most popular government program. The Social Security program began as a way to implement "social insurance" during the Great Depression when poverty rates exceeded more than 50 percent for senior citizens living in America when a great number of people were negatively affected by economic conditions. According to Theodoulou & Kofinis (2012) the depression indicated that many were not saving sufficiently for retirement, much less an economic emergency. With that being said, Social Security has sparked a debate between public and private perspectives as funding for the program has become...