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==History==
==History==
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 1889 Germany was the first country to introduce government pension plans.
In the United States a limited form of the Social Security program began as a measure to implement "social insurance" during the Great Depression of the 1930s, when poverty rates among "senior citizens" exceeded 50 percent. Social Security was controversial when enacted and remains so today.
In the United States a limited form of the Social Security program began as a measure to implement "social insurance" during the Great Depression of the 1930s, when poverty rates among "senior citizens" exceeded 50 percent. Social Security was controversial when enacted and remains so today.