In 1945 the federal government disbanded the SSB and established the Social Security Administration (SSA) to manage distributing benefits, but left the IRS in charge of collecting the funds.
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The Act established the Social Security Board (SSB) to administer the program and an income tax as the means to fund it.
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The SSB was a new entity created to support the Social Security Act.
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When the Social Security Administration (SSA) was first established, it was known as the Social Security Board (SSB).