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wrbasek0

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The minimum income guaranteed to Americans age 65 and older from Social Security is __________.
 
  A) more generous than those in most other Western nations
  B) increasing substantially every year
  C) below the poverty line
  D) about 200 percent of the poverty line

Question 2

Medicare __________.
 
  A) extends government-supported health insurance to all children in low-income families
  B) pays partial health-care costs of older adults, covering about two-thirds of their health expenditures
  C) covers the income needs of retired citizens who contributed to society through prior employment
  D) and Social Security ensure that all older Americans live above the poverty line



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Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: B



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