The Social Security Act is what provided monthly pensions for retired people. It was a tax created in 1930 for employers and employees.
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Group benefits are financial benefits that are available to a group of people such as company employees. Insurance and pensions are included in group benefits.
The National Insurance Act of 1911 provided benefits for workers in case of sickness and unemployment. Other laws provided a small pension for people over 70 and compensation for people injured in accidents at work.
It provided instant communication for vast areas of the country especially during and after the civil war
According to this data if read correctly, there were 1,572,855 retired federal employees. This was as of 2006 year end. Source-http://www.opm.gov/feddata/RetirementPaperFinal_v4.pdf There are also currently over 1,300,000 retired military personnel receiving a pension.