Happy Social Security Check Day!
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Today is the 79th anniversary of the issuance of the first Social Security check, to Ms. Ida May Fuller of Ludlow, Vermont for $22.54. Check number 00-000-001.
— David Dayen (@ddayen) January 31, 2019
Of course, Republicans see this as a tragedy, prefer the vision of Make Way for Tomorrow as an ideal outcome.