What Is the Principal Goal of the Social Security Program

question 50

Multiple Choice

What is the principal goal of the Social Security program?

• A) to provide economic benefits to retirees and the disabled
• B) to create a federal trust fund that supports government spending during a recession
• C) to support national border security
• D) to establish a national reserve of precious metals
• E) to keep unemployment and inflation under target rates established by Congress

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