Mia+and+Brittany

media type="file" key="MA and BM speech.mp3" width="240" height="20" My fellow Americans, I am the President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt. I am proposing a Social Security Act to aid the retired workers, the disabled, and the unemployed of this country. If there is one fact about life it’s that life is uncertain. Illness, old age, and the loss of jobs are just a few threats among us. During the Great Depression, as you know, many Americans, especially farmers, lost their jobs due to the lack of money within their work force. Some people who worked hard were only able to just provide enough for themselves and their family. The elderly got sick and weren’t able to work. They had no one else to turn to to help out with their needs. Most of their extended family moved to the city with out them, leaving them with nothing but themselves. I have had so many letters from retired workers asking me to create a pension for the elderly and the unemployed. It is our job, as Americans and the government, to help keep them from poverty. We need to do more, as the government, instead of just little organizations like The Freemasons and the Odd Fellows trying to help them. Although they are greatly appreciated, it is time for the government to take matters into their own hands. I am talking about your family here. These people are suffering and it is our duty to help them. So I ask now for support in passing The Social Security Act. This act will provide a pension every month for the unemployed and the elderly. The government will take a small amount of money from paychecks in the form of taxes instead of taking it directly from Government funds. It will be a system of the elderly benefiting retired workers who had worked for an industry and a system of unemployment insurance. I strongly believe that this act will cause less worry for your family and the rest of America. Please help me with your support in passing this act as a new law of the United States of America.

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