"It has taken the rapid industrialization of the last few decades, with its mass-production methods, to teach us that a man might become a victim of circumstances far beyond his control, and finally it took a depression to dramatize for us the appalling insecurity of the great mass of the population, and to stimulate interest in social insurance in the United States. We have come to learn that the large majority of our citizens must have protection against the loss of income due to unemployment, old age, death of the breadwinners and disabling accident and illness, not only on humanitarian grounds, but in the interest of our National welfare. If we are to maintain a healthy economy and thriving production, we need to maintain the standard of living of the lower income groups in our population who constitute 90 per cent of our purchasing power."—Frances Perkins, National Radio Address delivered February 25, 1935In the speech above, Frances Perkins is discussing the benefits of which New Deal program? a. the Wagner Act b. the Social Security Act c. the Works Progress Administration d. the National Recovery Administration

Then try StudyFetch, the AI-powered platform that can answer your questions and teach you more about it!