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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for August 14, 2024
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August 14, 2024: Eighty-nine years ago (89), President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the Social Security Act. This law created provisions for general welfare and created a program that would pay money to workers who had retired at the age of 65 or older. This act was intended to help address economic concerns of the elderly by allowing them to contribute into their retirement by paying into it while they worked.[1]
Note: Scott Rasmussen is the president of RMG Research, Inc. He hosts "The Scott Rasmussen Show" on Merit Street Media Sunday mornings at 10 Eastern.
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- August 13, 2024-30% of voters claim to know the policy views of Kamala Harris very well
- August 12, 2024-71% of voters think that Donald Trump should do news interviews on both mainstream media outlets and conservative media
- August 9, 2024-64 of the 100 largest U.S cities by population had a Democratic mayor at the beginning of the year
- August 8, 2024-52 years ago, President Richard Nixon announced that he would resign as President of the United States
- August 7, 2024-27% of voters believe that the U.S. economy is either getting somewhat better or much better
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