What Is the Primary Cause of Budgetary Issues for the Social

question 154

Multiple Choice

What is the primary cause of budgetary issues for the Social Security program?

• A) The federal government has reduced the Social Security tax rate over time.
• B) Funding for Social Security has been regularly diverted to other massive spending projects.
• C) Medicare shares the same budget appropriation,and rising medical costs have compromised the financial health of Social Security.
• D) The ratio of workers to retirees has declined sharply since the inception of the program.
• E) The federal government has a debt-to-GDP (gross domestic product)ratio that far exceeds the projections made in 1935.

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