This excerpt is taken from the Social Security Act of 1935.
Section 201. (a) There is hereby created an account in the Treasury of the
United States to be known as the Old-Age Reserve Account hereinafter in this
title called the Account. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the
Account for each fiscal year, beginning with the fiscal year ending June 30,
1937, an amount sufficient as an annual premium to provide for the payments
required under this title. . . .
What problem did this New Deal act seek to address?
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wage bias against the elderly
discrimination against the elderly
O medical problems for the elderly
economic problems for the elderly