Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt establish Social Security?

a. to end the Great Depression

b. to provide economic security

c. to gain approval of the New Deal

d. to protect the free market system

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12 October, 05:57

Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt establish Social Security?

a. to end the Great Depression

b. to provide economic security

c. to gain approval of the New Deal

d. to protect the free market system

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Darnell Mays · Answer 1

President Franklin D. Roosevelt establish Social Security to provide economic security. It was originally named as Economic Security Act but was changed. Therefore, the correct answer is letter B. It started on August 14, 1938. They collected the first taxes for Social Security in 1937.

Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt establish Social Security?a. to end the Great Depressionb. to provide economic securityc. to gain approval of the New Deald. to protect the free market system

Why did President Franklin D. Roosevelt establish Social Security?

a. to end the Great Depression

b. to provide economic security

c. to gain approval of the New Deal

d. to protect the free market system