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Social Security Resources Readings 
 
• Congressional Budget Office. (2010). Social Security policy options. Retrieved from http://www.cbo.gov/publication/21547 
 
• Popple, P. R., & Leighninger, L. (2015). The policy-based profession: An introduction to social welfare policy analysis for social workers. (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. o Chapter 7, “Aging: Social Security as an Entitlement” (pp. 139-163) 
 
• NASW. (2009). Social work speaks. Washington, DC: NASW Press. 
 o Long-term Care (pp.223–228) 
 
• U.S. Social Security Administration. (n.d.). Retrieved October 10, 2013, from http://www.ssa.gov/ 

Discussion 1 Social Security and Social Welfare Programs 
 Post an explanation of how Social Security is different from public assistance programs. Then, explain how these differences are important, in terms of the general perception of Social Security benefits. 
 
Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references. 
 Read a selection of your colleagues’ posts. 
 
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Social Security Discussion 2 Disenfranchisement of the Social Security Program 
 Post a brief description of the population you selected. Then, explain how that population might be disenfranchised by the Social Security program based on research, statistics, or policy analysis. 
 
Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.