10/20/1953
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"Retired persons should be encouraged to continue their contributions to the productive needs of the nation."
"To help individuals provide for that security--to reduce both the fear and the incidence of destitution to the minimum--to promote the confidence of every individual in the future--these are proper ai..."
"The level of benefits should be increased."
"It should remain, as it has been, the cornerstone of the government's programs to promote the economic security of the individual."