*It is a New Deal program that helped disabled, unemployed, and Americans over the age of 65 years.

*In 1935 congress passed and Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt sighed into law the "Social Security Act."

*August 14, 1935 President Roosevelt signs The Social Security Bill into Law.

* Social Security is composed of two separate groups which are the "Old-Age and Survivors Insurance" program and the "Disability Insurance" program.

*Each of this program has separate Finances handled through two separate trust funds.