The First Recipients of Unindexed Social Security Checks

question 44

Multiple Choice

The first recipients of unindexed Social Security checks:

• A) were employed by the government.
• B) received less than what was legislated by Congress.
• C) grew poorer over time, because the payments were nominal amounts.
• D) All of these are true.

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