Stephanie has 30+ answers in. English Grammar. The choice between a and an is governed not by whether the next written letter is a consonant or vowel but by whether the next word begins with the sound of a vowel or consonant. Unique begins with a y sound, hence a unique is correct.
And now, the history lesson: 1  Franklin Roosevelt, a Democrat, introduced the Social Security (FICA) Program. He promised that participation in the Program would be completely voluntary. 2  Roosevelt promised that the participants would only have to pay 1% of the first $1,400 of their annual incomes into the Program.
Bernie Sanders writes, Republicans hate Social Security because it has been an extraordinary success and has done exactly what it was designed to do. It is the most successful government program in our nation's history and is enormously popular.. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, 06/28/11.