why was social security act considered radical
The Social Security Act created a joint federal and state program for both unemployment insurance and old age pension.The social Security Act, which was considered radical when enacted, is today considered one of the mainstays of American society.DR had first proposed a Social Security Act in 1930, as governor of New York. The idea was not radical. Bismarck had introduced it in Germany in the 1880s. However, despite being proposed a number of times, the idea had never received traction in the United States.