Social Security (United States)

Social Security in the United States is a social insurance program funded through a dedicated payroll tax. It is also known as the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance program (OASDI), in reference to its three components. In the calendar year 2004, it paid out almost $500 billion in benefits. http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/STATS/t4a3Outgo.html

External links

• Congressional Budget Office: Social Security Primer
• Social Security Administration
• Social Security Death Index and tips on searching these valuable records for genealogy purposes.
• Social Security Death Index Information
• Commission to Strengthen Social Security
• Social Security Online - Trust Fund Data - Investment data form - Investment Holdings
• Social Security Information Project
• Social Security benefit calculators
• Alternative benefit calculator - from Senator Charles Schumer
• Alternative benefit calculator - from the Cato Institute
• Social Security Advisory Board