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'''Social Security''' is an involuntary social insurance program enforced by the [[United States]] federal government. The [[socialism|socialistic]] program was one of the "hottest" topics under consideration in the 2004 U.S. presidential election and in early 2005, when President [[George W. Bush]] began an unsuccesfull campaign to give Americans the right to voluntarily opt out of the system and seek personal retirement accounts by depositing their payroll taxes into personally owned and invested accounts similar to 401(k) plans or IRAs.
'''Social Security''' is an involuntary social insurance program enforced by the [[United States]] federal government. The [[socialism|socialistic]] program was one of the "hottest" topics under consideration in the 2004 U.S. presidential election and in early 2005, when President [[George W. Bush]] began an unsuccesfull campaign to give Americans the right to voluntarily opt out of the system and seek personal retirement accounts by depositing their payroll taxes into personally owned and invested accounts similar to 401(k) plans or IRAs.
Social security systems are common in most developed nations.
==History==
==History==
In Europe, the [[Catholic Church]] remained the main provider of charity until the early 19th century through orphanages hospitals.
In Europe, the [[Catholic Church]] remained the main provider of charity until the early 19th century through orphanages hospitals.
The tradition of [[Zakat]] <ref>The tradition of Zakat explained.[http://www.submission.org/zakat.html]</ref> demands Muslims to donate a small percentage of their annual income to charity, it is one of the [[five pillars of Islam]].
The tradition of [[Zakat]] <ref>The tradition of Zakat explained.[http://www.submission.org/zakat.html]</ref> demands Muslims to donate a small percentage of their annual income to charity, it is one of the [[five pillars of Islam]].
In 1883 Germany passed legislation that guaranteed affordable [[health care]] for all German citizens <ref>German social security in the 1880's, and early social security in the United States.[http://www.answers.com/topic/social-security]</ref>, in 1889 Germany was also the first country to introduce government pension plans.
In 1883 Germany passed legislation that guaranteed affordable [[health care]] for all German citizens <ref>German social security in the 1880's, and early social security in the United States.[http://www.answers.com/topic/social-security]</ref>, in 1889 Germany was also the first country to introduce government pension plans.