1942: Unemployment Insurance

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1942 ushered in with an inclusive report prepared by thirty outstanding experts in the field of social security entitled Social Security in War Time and After. This was an evaluation particularly of the state of unemployment insurance in the United States. The report recommended a specific program... ...