Essays on Social Security Administration

Introduction

The United States is one of the most developed countries, but it is also one of the countries with the highest level of income inequality. According to research, more than half of the nation’s income goes to only 5% of the population, while the remaining half is shared by the 95%. One way of measuring a nation’s income inequality is through the Gini coefficient. The Gini coefficient measures income inequality on a scale of 0 to 1 wherein 0 corresponds to total equality; a scenario wherein everyone is earning the same amount while 1 corresponds to total ...

People above 65 years of age and older are eligible to avail Medicare health insurance. It is provided by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services. One can also enroll for Medicare through the social security administration and railroad retirement board. Medicare cards can be issued to the person before 3 months of reaching 65 years of age. For people aged 65 and above, there is no need to pay a monthly premium for Part A benefits of Medicare. This is because, these people or their spouse had paid FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act) taxes, while they were working. ...

Interview

Interview The aspects of cultural privileges and stereotypes come in when discussing the differences between the subordinate and the majority people in the society. In the United States, for instance, several aspects act as differentiating factors between two different categories of individuals, for example, the physically challenged and persons with no disabilities, the whites and the people of colour among others. Hence, after findings found from interviewing Jordan Gallacher, a blind United States citizen, differences arose between these two different parties. The society tends to categorize its population due to the cultural stereotypes which are the beliefs that control ...

The conservatives promoted the idea of rebuilding the American capitalism, which seemed to have faltered during John K. Galbraith’s influence of “affluent society”. Conservatives thought that Galbraith’s doctrine meant rolling back the government and shrinking its size in radical terms to manageable levels including removal of massive programs like social security (Karaagac, p. 31-47). Conservatives never thought in these terms, rather, they thought of more efficient ways. They wanted to see the government function better, and not simply reduce its size. Further, they wanted the government to least intrusive in people’s daily lives, as individuals would ...

Many a time have people heard about politicians who do plenty of talking. However, verbal rhetoric is only meaningful when backed by actual deeds aimed at the improvement of what politicians oversee, which is society and its welfare. The incumbent Senate President of New Jersey, Stephen Sweeney is one of such politicians who may be said to utilize his legislative authority to its limit. He has showed his aptitude in areas, such as education, property ownership, taxation, healthcare, and the protection of different social categories. Of course, as with other prominent politicians, however renowned, Sweeney has made some controversial ...

Social Security was founded in the early 1930s in America. To be more precise, Social Security Act was signed by President Roosevelt in 1935 as part of the New Deal. To-date, it is one of the largest programmes of the government in the United States. The program is based on the theory that each one generation of the workers that are retiring will be sustained in retirement by those who are still working in the current times. Undeniably, during its introduction, the program showed a great achievement more especially during the era of the Great Depression. Unquestionably, this program was ...