Duke Ellington and Social Security Act by Mateo Flores by Mateo Flores

Duke Ellington

mflor099 — 2024-02-26 17:55:22 UTC

(Known for) Considered one of the greatest jazz composers of all time, Duke Ellington had an enormous impact on the popular music of the late 20th century. Among his more than two thousand songs are such hits.

(Reason chosen) Duke Ellington's music is very good and respected in his time while being a black artist. He was also a character in my favorite show Big Mouth.

Duke Ellington

mflor099 — 2024-02-26 17:56:48 UTC

Influential work

Social Security Act

mflor099 — 2024-02-26 17:56:54 UTC

(problem trying to solve)The significance of the new social insurance program was that it sought to address the long-range problem of economic security for the aged through a contributory system in which the workers themselves contributed to their own future retirement benefit by making regular payments into a joint fund. It was thus distinct from the welfare benefits provided under Title I of the Act and from the various state "old-age pensions." As President Roosevelt conceived of the Act, Title I was to be a temporary "relief" program that would eventually disappear as more people were able to obtain retirement income through the contributory system. The new social insurance system was also a very moderate alternative to the radical calls to action that were so common in the America of the 1930s.

Social Security Act

mflor099 — 2024-02-26 17:57:03 UTC

The Social Security Retirement benefit is a monthly check that replaces part of your income when you reduce your hours or stop working altogether. It may not replace all your income so it's best to identify other ways to pay for your monthly expenses as you age.Without Social Security, the poverty rate for those aged 65 and over would meet or exceed 40 percent in over a third of states; with Social Security, it is less than 10 percent in nearly two-thirds of states.

The Social Security Act, enacted on August 14, 1935, provided a new federally administered system of social insurance for the aged financed through payroll taxes paid by employees and their employers. As time went on the amount of money received also increased for most.

The State of the Union is the perfect time for Biden to renew his promise to expand Social Security

mflor099 — 2024-02-26 17:57:06 UTC

Preparing a report and transforming that report into a law, while heroic in scope in many ways, is not always the end of the story. Even though the Social Security Act was enacted into law on August 14, 1935, the country still had to hear from the Supreme Court. This was a new untested area of federal authority and it was inevitable that it would be challenged in the courts, and until the Supreme Court ruled, no one could be sure that the nascent Social Security Act would survive its infancy

mflor099 — 2024-02-26 17:59:14 UTC

(Connection to Harlem Renaissance) Even though he was a black artist he was able to perform in the Cotton Club which would broadcast almost nightly, and by 1930 Ellington and his band were famous. And even as early as this, Ellington was beginning to be recognized as an important serious composer.

Even though his music is not as relevant he is still an important person in history setting the road for black artist today.

(Lasting impacts) Today Duke Ellington is not a person heard of often but what I most know him for is being a character in big mouth helping others with his own stories and experiences.