Read the quotation from fdr’s presidential statement when he signed the social security act.

“young people have come to wonder what would be their lot when they came to old age. the man with a job has wondered how long the job would last.”

which of the following best describes the people to whom roosevelt is referring?

a. the young, the retired, and the unemployed
b. the physically disabled and the unemployed
c. poor fathers and their children
d. accident victims, the unemployed, and the retired

The correct answer is A. The young, the retired and the unemployed.

In the act of social security, Roosevelt created support to retirees who are over age of sixty five. For those who were unemployed he created welfare and insurance programs for them.

To those who are employers and workers they were funded by paying payroll taxes. The orphans, elderly, physically disabled, they started receiving benefits from the government.

Jobs were created for the young people to avoid many people who are unemployed.

b.

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