The Townsend Plan, officially the Old-Age Revolving Pensions (OARP) plan, was a September 1933 proposal by California physician Francis Townsend for an old-age pension in response to the Great Depression, leading to a social and political movement. At its peak, the OARP advocacy group claimed more than 750,000 members.[1] The movement demonstrated nationwide demand for old-age pensions, leading Congress and President Franklin D. Roosevelt to adopt a national Social Security policy, though Townsend's original plan called for greater benefits to a greater number of people than Social Security provided.
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with Dr. Francis Townsend, the main advocate of the TownsendPlan for government old-age pensions. Townsend's $200-a-month pension plan had won a large...
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Security Act, which he presented as a more practical alternative to the TownsendPlan. After a series of congressional hearings, the Social Security Act became...
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replacement as Grand Dragon. In 1941, Perkins was a vocal proponent of the TownsendPlan. "Former Legislator Dies At Bangor". Portland Press Herald. Associated...
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passed through Chicago and then to England before separating, with Townsendplanning to move to Japan and Baronti herself travelling to India until the...
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