which party introduced Social Security (FICA)with the promise That participation in the Program would be voluntary?
The program was originally introduced by Democrats and President Roosevelt. It is a common urban legend/Internet myth that Roosevelt originally promised it would be voluntary. Unfortunately, this is untrue. Like all taxes, participation in the program was never going to be voluntary. However, when the program first passed, a large amount of jobs were not covered by social security. Thus, workers could opt not to pay FICA because their job wasn’t covered. If there job was listed in the legislation, they had NO choice. They had to pay. This comes from the Social Security Online Internet Myths page. It’s myth # 1. Additional sources claiming the voluntary promise is a myth: http://www.snopes.com/politics/taxes/sschanges.asp Snopes is considered the premiere website for determining the validity of urban legends. http://www.truthorfic
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