Recall the Application About How Society Will Cope with Increased

question 60

Multiple Choice

Recall the Application about how society will cope with increased demands for entitlement programs to answer the following question(s) . This Application addresses the impact of increasing life expectancy and aging populations on the costs of government entitlement programs such as Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, and examines several possible solutions to the potential problem.
-According to this Application, in the year 2075, the portion of GDP devoted to spending on Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid is expected to be

• A) significantly less than the share of GDP devoted to these programs today.
• B) roughly equal to the total amount of GDP today.
• C) larger than total federal spending's share of GDP today.
• D) greater than the consumption spending component's share of GDP in 2075.

---

Definitions:

Water

A transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance that is the main constituent of Earth's streams, lakes, and oceans.

Positive Reinforcement

A process in which presenting a stimulus following a behavior increases the likelihood of the behavior occurring again.

Stimulus

A stimulus is anything in the environment that one can respond to.

Behavior

The range of actions and mannerisms made by individuals, organisms, systems, or artificial entities in conjunction with themselves or their environment.