# Ronald Reagan Back to [[Topics/Social Security and Medicare Myths/Social Security and Medicare Myths|Social Security and Medicare Myths]] **Role:** 40th U.S. President, a Republican. He signed the Social Security Amendments of 1983 on Apr 20, 1983 ⚠️ (date from memory), after a bipartisan commission. **In the post:** not named. The post says Democrats "started taxing" benefits. Taxing benefits began with the 1983 law, effective 1984, which counted up to 50% of benefits as taxable income above income thresholds ([Snopes](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/social-security-history-lesson-post/); [SSA 1983 amendments](https://www.ssa.gov/history/1983amend2.html)). **Analysis:** [[Users/@krispykriskring/Post Analyses/Post Analysis - krispykriskring on the Social Security Card History Lesson (2026-10-25)|Post analysis, rows 11 and 15]].