For most of human history, life was divided into two fundamental stages: childhood and adulthood. A child was someone dependent on their parents, and an adult was someone who contributed to the economy, regardless of their chronological age. The transition between these two stages...
In November 1936, the U.S. government began the immense task of issuing Social Security Numbers (SSNs) to millions of Americans. It was a foundational administrative task for President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, establishing a system designed to provide financial security for the nation's...
