What Second New Deal program provided a guaranteed income for retired Americans?

A. Medicare

B. Pension plans

C. Welfare

D. Social Security

The answer to this item is definitely D. Social Security. Social security was the second new deal program for retired Americans. It is the huge source of income of the retirees and offers more than retirement benefits. In 2017, there are over 62 million Americans that will receive about $955 billion benefits in Social Security.

The correct answer is D. Social Security. This New Deal program was signed by Roosevelt and it this Social Security Act (SSA) was in keeping with his other "New Deal" programs. He gave a public statement "we can never insure one hundred percent of the population against one hundred percent of the hazards and vicissitudes of life," hoping that old people will not become impoverished.