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Former good articleSocial Security (United States) was one of the Social sciences and society good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
Article milestones
DateProcessResult
February 9, 2006Good article nomineeListed
May 17, 2009Good article reassessmentDelisted
Current status: Delisted good article

Correct international treaties

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The line "To that end, the Social Security Administration has signed treaties, often referred to as Totalization Agreements, with other social insurance programs in various foreign countries." needs to be changed.

The Social Security Administration cannot sign treaties. Only the US president can sign treaties and Senate votes to confirm the treaty. 107.197.56.204 (talk) 21:20, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Tables need per-recipient and number of workers supporting a recipient columns

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The yearly amount paid and number of recipients table needs average benefit per recipient and the ratio of (number of workers paying social security / number of recipients).

Also needs a column of the percent Social Security paid is of GDP and also the percent Social Security is of the federal government budget. 107.197.56.204 (talk) 21:23, 24 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Recent edits

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@Avatar317: So on the recent edits. First Bankrate.com is a reliable source, just sources were reliable here. Second there are already existing cuts to Social Security, in terms of it's workforce, and it is a line that also deals with the contemporary history of the program. Des Vallee (talk) 07:44, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]

See all the time Banknote.com is used in WP dating back years ago. It is a reliable source, with reliable authors. Des Vallee (talk) 07:53, 18 March 2025 (UTC)[reply]