The Social Security Act, which was part of the New Deal legislation,
a. gave pensions to the retired, as advocated by the Townsend Plan.
b. was instituted as a means-tested program to provide welfare benefits for children in poverty.
c. initially was introduced as a means-tested program to provide welfare benefits to poor elderly.
d. paid pensions to elderly out of sums collected from workers.
ANSWER: d
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