The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen

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hellofriend19@reddit

I think this picture is fake… regular monthly benefits from social security started in January 1940.

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ENVYisEVIL@reddit (OP)

You not doing your homework doesn’t mean this is fake.

From the Social Security Administration’s website:

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OtterinTrenchCoat@reddit

It quite literally is fake,

Here is the original image

The hoax has multiple imperfections, listed below.

It uses a different typeface for the "Deductions from Pay Start Jan. 1" line.
The body text uses a larger point size so the words wrap to the next line earlier than in the original. This also throws off the spacing between the words for the justifed alignment.
It uses the wrong typeface for the percent signs in the middle of the document.
The layout of the bottom of the document does not match the original.
It doesn't recreate the Social Security Board seal.

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OtterinTrenchCoat@reddit

Just to clarify here is the source for the original bulletin: https://www.si.edu/object/notice-deductions-pay-start-jan-1%3Anmah_1281409
Here is the source for the typographical errors:
http://www.thealmightyguru.com/Wiki/index.php?title=File:Social_Security_Board_Notice_-_Original.jpg

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Dapper_Suit_5290@reddit

Roosevelt should've joined his buddy Stalin in the Soviet Union. We'd be far better off.

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chancethetrapper904@reddit

You mean the guy who led us out of the great depression? That's the guy you want to compare to Stalin?

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FDR is the guy who violated the civil liberties of thousands of Japanese Americans by throwing them into internment camps without any due process. The crime that they commited was that their ancestors were born in the wrong country. Sounds a lot like Stalin throwing political opponents into Gulags.

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MysticalWeasel@reddit

Did he really though?

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bryanramone@reddit

Depending on who you ask he extended the depression, but I'm not an economist or historian so grain of salt i suppose.

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Background-Clock9626@reddit

I’ll never understand how this didn’t start a war when introduced.

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natermer@reddit

It was tiny when it was introduced.

It was designed with the assumption that most people are going to be long dead before they ever get a chance to collect on social security. And the people that do would largely be invalid or at least won't be around for long.

It isn't a retirement account and never worked as one and never will. People who think they can rely on social security in the coming decades are going to end up being fucked and fucked hard. It is going to be a disaster.

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19_Cornelius_19@reddit

Great Depression most likely. People will accept crazy things when life is pretty shitty. Just like during national emergencies.

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buchenrad@reddit

If people had to save up for and pay their taxes at the end of the year they would be a lot more pissed off about how much theyre paying. Government mandated withholding is pure manipulation.

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Stoneteer@reddit

Exactly, and it kills any leverage the tax payers might have

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TangoLimaGolf@reddit

Just claim 12 and use deductions to your advantage.

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Cinnabar_Wednesday@reddit

Where can I learn about that?

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King_Burnside@reddit

Taxes should be due the day before elections. Things would change pretty quickly.

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BoMbSqUAdbrigaDe@reddit

They probably won't pay

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Born_Juice_2167@reddit

The picture makes people worry about taxes that the government requires and the fact that returns aren't guaranteed. It shows a typical anarchist criticism of freedom of choice and government control.

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Rice_Liberty@reddit

Hey it’s Young Americans for Liberty!

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ENVYisEVIL@reddit (OP)

Awesome to see you involved with YAL. Is Ron Paul still heavily influential within it?

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