As a candidate for President in 1936, Alf Landon gave a speech opposing the Social Security Act. Read his reasons for not supporting the law and why he didn't think that workers should be forced to save for their retirement.

"New Directions in Retirement Income: Social Security, Pensions and Personal Savings, Testimony by Commissioner of Social Security," Kenneth S. Apfel before the Senate Committee on Finance, July 22, 1998.