In 1932, President Franklin D.Roosevelt described "one-third of a nation ill-clothed, ill-housed, and ill-fed," proposing the New Deal, which included a major new program called

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President Roosevelt proposed the New Deal, which included Social Security, in 1932 as a way to address the poverty and economic struggles faced by many Americans during the Great Depression. This program aimed to provide financial support for elderly, retired individuals through a government-funded retirement plan.