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1937 Supreme Court decision on Social Security......



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May 24, 1937

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, May 24, 1937

* Helvering vs. Davis re. Social Security taxing
* United States Supreme Court decision


The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "SOCIAL SECURITY ACT UPHELD" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the Helvering v. Davis United States Supreme Court decision.
Complete in 36 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

wikipedia: Helvering v. Davis, 301 U.S. 619 (1937), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that Social Security was constitutionally permissible as an exercise of the federal power to spend for the general welfare, and did not contravene the 10th Amendment. The Court's 7-2 decision defended the constitutionality of the Social Security Act of 1935, requiring only that welfare spending be for the common benefit as distinguished from some mere local purpose. It affirmed a District Court decree that held that the tax upon employees was not properly at issue, and that the tax upon employers was constitutional.

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