'''Ida May Fuller''' was the first recipient of a [[Social Security]] check. She only paid $24.75 in total, while receiving a total of $22,888.92 in monthly payments.<ref>[http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2010/08/ida_may_and_the_ponzi_scheme.html Ida May and the Ponzi Scheme], [[American Thinker]]</ref> | '''Ida May Fuller''' was the first recipient of a [[Social Security]] check. She only paid $24.75 in total, while receiving a total of $22,888.92 in monthly payments.<ref>[http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2010/08/ida_may_and_the_ponzi_scheme.html Ida May and the Ponzi Scheme], [[American Thinker]]</ref> |