They get a pension when they're old and it's guaranteed for

他们老后会获得一笔养老金
the rest of your life and these other things a lot of people

保障他们的余生及人们不得而知的其它保障
don't even know about; you don't even know that you've got them.

你甚至不知道你已经得到了保障
Survivor's Insurance is a life insurance program;

存活者保险是一项人寿保险项目
this was actually added in 1939 with amendments.

添加在1939年的修正法里
I guess maybe disability was added at that time too.

我估计伤残险可能也是那时加的
What it means is, if you are under a certain age

它的意思是若你未满一定年龄
--I think it's 18 --if your parents die,

我想应该是18岁如果你的双亲过世
the government will--or one of your parents dies--

或者其中一人去世政府将
the government will pay money to the family to support you.

政府将资助你的家庭
It's life insurance offered by the government.

这是政府提供的人寿保险
Why did the government get into this?

为什么政府要插足这一保险呢