Author Question: What is the long-term concern about the Social Security Trust Fund? a. The rate of Social ... (Read 106 times)

clippers! · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

What is the long-term concern about the Social Security Trust Fund?

a. The rate of Social Security payroll taxes will continue to decrease.
b. The number of current retirees contributing to the fund will continue to decrease.
c. The working poor will not have access to Social Security medical benefits.
d. There will be too few workers contributing to support the increasing number of retirees.

Question 2

Which of the following is true regarding mandatory spending policies?

a. They are designed to increase the money supply to improve economic growth.
b. They are designed to help states avoid having a budget surplus.
c. They create a serious ongoing financial burden on the federal government.
d. They reduce the overall cost of compliance for major industrial sectors.