By the mid-1990s, the Social Security program faced which of the ...

[altibaby]

By the mid-1990s, the Social Security program faced which of the following problems?
 
  A) The expansion of the program, coupled with continuing inflation, had created enormous financial strain on the program.
  B) Social Security taxes go into a trust fund so that the program can be self-sustaining, but payments to recipients were outpacing the growth of the program's reserves.
  C) Part of the problem was demographic; compared with when the program started, there were, proportionately, fewer people of working age to pay taxes and more people of retirement age to draw benefits, and this trend was expected to continue.
  D) All of the above.
  E) None of the above.

Question 2

A program mandated by law and not subject to annual review by either Congress or the president is
 
  A) an entitlement program.
  B) a fiscal program.
  C) a monetary program.
  D) a public assistance program.
  E) no longer possible under current Supreme Court doctrine.

[firehawk60]

Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

A

[altibaby]

Excellent

[ryansturges]

Gracias!