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3. My mom handed me my SS card when I was 11-12ish...

Sun Nov 10, 2013, 06:21 PM

Nov 2013

...and my first thought was of FDR. Noooo kidding - it was my first thought... at 11.

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How Social Security was rolled out - November 24th, 1936 [View all] canoeist52 Nov 2013 OP

My mom handed me my SS card when I was 11-12ish... Cooley Hurd Nov 2013 #3

That is what my mom did too. zeemike Nov 2013 #7

The SS website has some excellent narratives of the history of SS BumRushDaShow Nov 2013 #2

On the back of my father-in-law's card was hand-typed canoeist52 Nov 2013 #4

There were definite losers in the original rollout frazzled Nov 2013 #6

Right, but considering they started with nothing, this was a huge first step mountain grammy Nov 2013 #8

Yes, that was my point frazzled Nov 2013 #9