Question 1
Which action is generally the most difficult to achieve?
◦ ensuring that Social Security revenues are sufficient to cover Social Security costs
◦ expanding a government benefit
◦ creating a new government benefit
◦ withdrawing a government benefit
Question 2
Which contributes to the financial concerns about Social Security?
◦ The rate of Social Security payroll taxes will continue to decrease unless Congress changes the law.
◦ The number of current retirees contributing to the fund will continue to increase as more seniors continue working after traditional retirement age.
◦ Too few workers are contributing to Social Security for the number of retirees.
◦ The Social Security Trust Fund must repay the money it borrowed from the Treasury but lacks the funds to do so.