In 2013, what was the total Social Security expenditures in the US?
$1.3 trillion
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Who was the first American to receive a monthly benefit Social Security check?
Ida May Fuller
Which U.S. President added the disability benefits program to Social Security?
Dwight D. Eisenhower
In what year was the Disability program added to Social Security?
1954
In which US state is the headquarters of the Social Security Administration?
Maryland
As of 2014, what is the maximom amount of taxable earnings in the US?
$117,000
The first recipient of Social Security retirement benefits received how much?
17 cents
Social Security income keeps what percentage of Americans, age 65 or older, above the Federally defined poverty level?
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Which U.S. Senator filibustered the Social Security appropriation at the end of the 1935 session of Congress?
Huey Long
Social Security began a program of listing the favorite baby names on which day?
Mother's Day
What was the name of the person who received the first 'official' Social Security Number?
John Sweeney
How many Social Security Cards were issued in the first year of their existence?
20 million