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altibaby

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The ________ refers to the proportion of the population who are workers compared to the proportion not working.
 
  a. dependency ratio
  b. employment / retiree ratio
  c. elderly ratio
  d. retiree ratio

Question 2

Identify the demographic factor(s) that make financing the Social Security program problematic.
 
  a. More people are living beyond age 65.
  b. After reaching 65, people live much longer than in earlier generations; average life spans are now 14 years longer than when Social Security was created in 1935.
  c. There is a higher proportion of the population who are not working compared to the proportion who are.
  d. all of the above


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Amiracle

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

a

Answer to Question 2

d


altibaby

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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