Author Question: In terms of Social Security, since 1940, a. men collect payments about 3 years longer and women ... (Read 21 times)

panfilo · **on:** Aug 23, 2018

In terms of Social Security, since 1940,

a. men collect payments about 3 years longer and women about 5 years longer.
b. taxes on workers have gone up each year to cover the future costs of the program.
c. people increasingly rely on personal savings and not on Social Security as their main form of income.
d. the government has continuously increased the benefits paid from the program to all older adults.

Question 2

Originally, Social Security was

a. created as a program for the wealthy.
b. intended to provide a supplement to savings and other means of financial support.
c. created as a health insurance program.
d. a food program for the elderly poor.