Raising the retirement age would severely threaten to take that away from people who 've done the best they can day in and day out , but for whom the demands of their job make working into their 70s unrealistic . Theodore Roosevelt , grandson of FDR , wants Social Security to thrive well into the future . He believes people will have far less reason to be living out their final years in poverty . This week marks the program 's 79th anniversary .
Theodore Roosevelt , grandson of FDR , wants Social Security to thrive well into the future . He believes people will have far less reason to be living out their final years in poverty . This week marks the program 's 79th anniversary .